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יַד

𐤉𐤃

yad

H3028 noun

SILEX Entry

Root יד to extend, to throw, to praise

Definition

Hand (primarily as the open human hand), and by extension: agency, power, control, possession, side (as opposed to front or back), location, means by which something is accomplished. Used literally to refer to the physical hand, but commonly extended to denote authority, means, possession, or participation.

Semantic Range

hand (body part), control, authority, power, possession, means, side, participation, agency, location

Root / Etymology

Root יָדָה (יד), meaning 'to extend the hand, to throw, to praise'. In Aramaic and post-biblical usage, יַד developed as a direct cognate to the Hebrew יָד. The noun derives directly from the root idea of extension or reach of the hand, though the specific nominal meaning is less about the action and more about the anatomical feature and its figurative extensions.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In Biblical Aramaic (such as in Daniel and Ezra), יַד is equivalent to Hebrew יָד and functions in the same range of meanings. The hand was a symbol not only of the physical member but of power or possession (for example, 'in the hand of' meaning under the control of). The idiomatic uses in royal decrees and administrative contexts often refer to agency or executorship. The term can also denote location ('by the side of', 'at hand'), and is frequently used in fixed expressions indicating legal or social status (e.g., to be delivered into someone's hand is to come under their control). This term persists in Aramaic down through the post-biblical period with much the same range. English translations tend to render יַד as 'hand', but often obscure broader figurative senses such as power, means, or jurisdiction.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) corresponding to יָד; {a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)}; hand, power.

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Root Family

יד (y-d) — hand (open), grasping, holding, acting

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3027 יָד by the hand of
H3035 יִדּוֹ my two hands
H3045 יָדַע and his two hands

Word Forms

13 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3028-04 בִּ/ידֵ֛/הּ bideh AR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms into his hand in his hand 2
H3028-05 בִ/ידָֽ/ךְ vidakhe AR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms in your hand in your hand 2
H3028-06 בִ/ידַ֔יִן vidayin AR/Ncfda by hands by two hands 2
H3028-08 יַד yad ANcfsc hand hand 2
H3028-12 יְדָֽ/י yeday ANcfpc/Sp1cs my hand my hands 1
H3028-11 יְדָ֥/ךְ yedakhe ANcfpc/Sp2ms your hand your hands 1
H3028-07 בִ/ידֵ֔/הּ videh AR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms his hand his hand 1
H3028-01 בְּ/יַ֛ד beyad AR/Ncfsc into the hand by hand of 1
H3028-02 בְּ/יֶדְ/הֹֽם beyedehom AR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp in their hands in their hand 1
H3028-10 יְדָ֖/ה yedah ANcfsd/Td of the hand the hand 1

Occurrences in Scripture

17 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3028-06 Daniel 2:34 בִ/ידַ֔יִן vidayin AR/Ncfda by hands by two hands
H3028-03 Daniel 2:38 בִּ/ידָ֔/ךְ bidakhe AR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms into your hand in your hand
H3028-06 Daniel 2:45 בִ/ידַ֗יִן vidayin AR/Ncfda by hands by two hands
H3028-12 Daniel 3:15 יְדָֽ/י yeday ANcfpc/Sp1cs my hand my hands
H3028-11 Daniel 3:17 יְדָ֥/ךְ yedakhe ANcfpc/Sp2ms your hand your hands
H3028-07 Daniel 4:32 בִ/ידֵ֔/הּ videh AR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms his hand his hand
H3028-08 Daniel 5:5 יַד yad ANcfsc hand hand
H3028-10 Daniel 5:5 יְדָ֖/ה yedah ANcfsd/Td of the hand the hand
H3028-04 Daniel 5:23 בִּ/ידֵ֛/הּ bideh AR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms is in His hand in his hand
H3028-09 Daniel 5:24 יְדָ֑/א yeda ANcfsd/Td the hand may he know
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