What does אֶפֶס · יָד mean in the Bible?
אֶפֶס · יָד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "without hand, not by human power".
Hebrew · H657, H3027
בְּאֶפֶס יָד
Cessation , i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further ; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot · 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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אֶפֶס H657 cessation , i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further ; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot
Pronunciation ʾepes
Extremity and cessation unified: boundary markers (earth's edge, ankle) and negation (no further, nothing).
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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 בְּאֶפֶס יָד (be'ephes yad) mean in the Bible?
אֶפֶס · יָד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "without hand, not by human power".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H657, H3027?
H657, H3027 is connected to 1,671 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. without hand, not by human power
Strong's H657, H3027
Lexical occurrences 1,671 verses Source Gloss
without hand, not by human power
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּאֶפֶס יָד is built from these roots:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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