Hebrew · H3027, H7563

מִיַּד רְשָׁעִים

A hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.], in distinction from 3709 , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] · morally wrong ; concretely, an (actively) bad person

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יָד H3027 a hand (the open one [indicating power , means , direction , etc.], in distinction from 3709 , the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]

Pronunciation yād

Open hand signifies power, control, and agency; extends from literal grasp to dominion and divine authority throughout Scripture.

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רָשָׁע H7563 morally wrong ; concretely, an (actively) bad person

Pronunciation rasha

Active moral corruption: the wicked person who does wrong, not merely passive failure or error

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