Words the Bible translates as hand
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- cheirχείρthe hand: the body part, and by extension the power, agency, and ownership that a hand stands for
- yadיָדthe hand: the part of the body that grasps and works, and by extension the power, the doing, and the reach that a hand stands for
- kaphכַּףthe palm of the hand, the open cupped inner hand: the part that holds, grasps, claps, or lifts up in prayer.
+3 more meanings
- the sole of the foot, the flat hollow underside that meets the ground.
- the socket of the hip, the rounded hollow where the thigh joins the body.
- the pouch or hollow of a sling, the cupped part that cradles the stone.
- epididōmiἐπιδίδωμιto hand something over: to put a thing straight into the hands of the person it is meant for
+1 more meaning
- to give way: to stop resisting a force and let it carry you along
- yadיַדhand: the physical hand, and by extension the power, control, or safekeeping that a hand stands for
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