Hebrew · H3605, H4639, H3027

בְּכֹל מַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ

Properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) · an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction ; abstractly, activity ; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem ) or (generally) property · 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]

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כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Pronunciation kōl
Encompasses totality from singular form—"the whole" as foundational sense enabling distributive "every" and collective "all" meanings.
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מַעֲשֶׂה H4639 an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction ; abstractly, activity ; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem ) or (generally) property
Pronunciation maʿăšeh
Deed encompassing both moral action and its concrete result or product; work as evidence of character or effort.
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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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What does בְּכֹל מַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ (bekhol ma‘aseh yadekha) mean in the Bible?

כֹּל · מַעֲשֶׂה · יָד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)".

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Meaning

properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
Word Origins

בְּכֹל מַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ is built from this root:

כָּלַל H3634
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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