Psalms 38:2 — Word Study
WLCכִּֽי־ חִ֭צֶּיךָ נִ֣חֲתוּ בִ֑י וַתִּנְחַ֖ת עָלַ֣י יָדֶֽךָ׃
BSAThe LordYᵉhôvâh notʼal wrathqetseph to rebukeyâkach ragechêmâh to disciplineyâçar
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| כִּֽי־ | for | Particle |
| חִ֭צֶּיךָ | arrows your | Noun common masculine plural construct, suffix |
| נִ֣חֲתוּ | they have penetrated | Verb, Niphal, perfect third person common plural |
| בִ֑י | me | Preposition, suffix |
| וַתִּנְחַ֖ת | and it has come down | Verb, Qal, sequential imperfect third person feminine singular |
| עָלַ֣י | on me | Preposition, suffix |
| יָדֶֽךָ׃ | hand your | Noun common both singular construct, suffix |
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| BSB | For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me. |
| KJV | For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. |
| ASV | For thine arrows stick fast in me, And thy hand presseth me sore. |
| YLT | For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand. |
| WEB | For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me. |
| BBE | For your arrows have gone into my flesh, and I am crushed under the weight of your hand. |
All translations agree on the imagery and meaning of this verse.
The structure consists of two main clauses connected by 'and,' each describing the speaker's suffering caused by God's actions.
8 commentators on this verse
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Deep Study — Psalms 38:2
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Context — A Plea for Mercygenerated
Psalm 38:2 expresses the psalmist's deep feelings of distress and pain, attributing this suffering to the arrows of God and the weight of His hand upon him. This verse is part of a larger lament where the psalmist seeks mercy and relief from overwhelming anguish, as seen in the surrounding verses that describe the impact of sin and divine discipline.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psalm 21:12 | For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them. |
| 2 | Psalm 64:7 | But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded. |
| 3 | Job 6:4 | For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me. |
| 4 | Lamentations 3:12 | He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow. |
| 5 | Psalm 32:4 | For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 10 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — חִ֭צֶּיךָ, Chi.tzei.khagenerated
The word חֵץ (chets) means 'arrow' and is used here in a metaphorical sense to represent God's piercing judgment or discipline. It is a noun in the construct state, indicating possession, as in 'Your arrows.' The use of the plural form suggests multiple instances of suffering.
The verb נִ֣חֲתוּ (ni.chatu) indicates that these arrows have 'penetrated' or 'pierced' the speaker, emphasizing the intensity of the pain. It is a Niphal perfect verb, suggesting that the action has been completed and emphasizes the passive experience of being affected by God's judgment.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
All translations agree on the imagery of God's arrows piercing the speaker.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The finite verbs נִ֣חֲתוּ (they have penetrated) and וַתִּנְחַ֖ת (and it has come down) govern the structure of the verse. The first verb describes the action of the arrows, while the second verb indicates the effect of God's hand pressing down on the speaker.
The sentence structure places emphasis on the actions of God, with the arrows and hand as subjects that convey the speaker's suffering.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates חִ֭צֶּיךָ as τῷ (to the), indicating a focus on the effect of God's arrows. This choice suggests a direct connection between the speaker's suffering and divine judgment, similar to the Hebrew understanding.
The Greek translation captures the essence of the Hebrew text, emphasizing the pain inflicted by God's actions.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Psalm 38:2 tells us that the speaker feels deep pain from God's arrows and the weight of His hand. This verse is part of a larger lament where the speaker seeks God's mercy in the face of suffering caused by sin.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
The arrows symbolize God's judgment or discipline, indicating the speaker's feeling of being wounded by divine actions.
The hand represents God's power and authority, suggesting that the speaker feels oppressed and burdened by God's discipline.
The plea reflects a desire for mercy and relief from suffering, highlighting the relationship between sin and divine discipline.
This verse encapsulates the themes of suffering, repentance, and the need for God's mercy, which are central to the entire psalm.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- In what ways do I feel the weight of my own actions, as the psalmist describes?
- How can I seek God's mercy in times of distress and suffering?
- What does it mean to me that God disciplines those He loves?
- How can I better understand the relationship between my sin and the consequences I face?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early Church Fathers have commented on this verse, interpreting the imagery of arrows and God's hand as reflections of divine discipline and temptation.
We observe … that when Scripture speaks of “the Lord’s hand,” it refers to temptation that a person undergoes from the attacks of Satan.… When the devil wounds him, the arrows are the Lord’s,Early Church Fathers on Psalms 38 →
And he added: Because your arrows have pierced me. He seems to be saying the same thing as the holy Job; but they are different.Early Church Fathers on Psalms 38 →
"For Your arrows stick fast in me, and Your hand presses me sore" [Psalms 38:2].Early Church Fathers on Psalms 38 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Psalms 38:2 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleFor thine arrows stick fast in me,.... Meaning either words with which as a father the Lord rebuked him; and which were sharp and cutting, entered into him and abode with him, and gave him much pain
Read John Gill on Psalms 38 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryFor thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
Read Robert Jamieson on Psalms 38 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleThine arrows, i.e. thy judgments inflicted upon my outward and inward man, oft compared to arrows, as 45:5 91:5. Presseth me sore; or, comes down upon me; as when a strong man lifts up his hand and weapon, that it may fall down with greater violence, and make the deeper wound.
Read Matthew Poole on Psalms 38 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsPsalms 38:2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.Ver. 2. For thine arrows stick fast in me] i.e. Sicknesses of body and troubles of mind, Job 6:4 Psalms 18:14. The Jewish doctors say, that he had a leprosy for six months; and that the Divine presence was taken away from him; so that he complained not without uause (R. Obadiah). But these were sagittae salutis, saith Chrysostom; arrows of salvation, love tokens from the Lord, Dens amat quos sagittat (Aug.), not unlike Jonathan’ s arrows, 1 Samuel 20:36, and he had been forewarned of them by Nathan the prophet, 2 Samuel 12:9-12, and so bore them the better. Praevisa iacula minus feriunt, Darts foreseen are in a…
Read John Trapp on Psalms 38 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) For thine arrows . . .—The same figure is used of the disease from which Job suffered (elephantiasis? Job 6:4); of famine (Ezekiel 5:16); and generally of divine judgments (Deuteronomy 32:23). By itself it therefore decides nothing as to the particular cause of the Psalmist’s grief. Stick fast.—Better, have sunk into, from a root meaning to descend. Presseth, in the next clause, is from the same verb. Translate, therefore, For thine arrows have fallen deep into me, And fallen upon me has thine hand.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Psalms 38 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 2. Thine arrows stick fast in me] This no doubt, refers to the acute pains which he endured; each appearing to his feeling as if an arrow were shot into his body.
Read AdamClarke on Psalms 38 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges2. God’s ‘arrows’ are His judgements in general (Psalms 7:12 : Deuteronomy 32:23); here in particular pain and sickness (Job 6:4; Job 16:12-13; Lamentations 3:12-13). Blow after blow from God’s ‘hand’ (Psalms 32:4; Psalms 39:10) has lighted upon him. Stick fast and presseth sore are renderings of different voices of the same verb, meaning literally to come down, to light upon.
Read Cambridge on Psalms 38 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleFor thine arrows stick fast in me - See the notes at Job 6:4.
Read Albert Barnes on Psalms 38 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me.
For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.
Tyndale line
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
For thine arrows stick fast in me, And thy hand presseth me sore.
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
For thy arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand falleth heavy upon me.
For thine arrowes haue light vpon me, and thine hand lyeth vpon me.
Strictly literal
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand cometh down upon me.
For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand.
For Your arrows have come down on me, || And You let down Your hand on me.
(38:3) For thy arrows have penetrated into me, and thy hand presseth down upon me.
For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.
From the Latin
I said: I will take heed to my ways: that I sin not with my tongue. I have set guard to my mouth, when the sinner stood against me.
Simplified
Your arrows have pierced me deeply, your hand has come down hard on me.
For your arrows have gone into my flesh, and I am crushed under the weight of your hand.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree on the wording of the verse, with 7 of the 7 words matched. The Dead Sea Scrolls fragment contains 6 words, with some parts restored, indicating that the core message of the verse has been preserved across these texts.
כִּֽי־ חִ֭צֶּיךָ נִ֣חֲתוּ בִ֑י וַתִּנְחַ֖ת עָלַ֣י יָדֶֽךָ׃
7 of the 7 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
[יהוה] [אל] [בקצפ׳ך] [תוכיח׳ני] [ובחמת׳כה] תיסר׳ני
6 words of the verse are on this fragment — 1 partly restored, 5 supplied entire by an editor.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Psalms 38:2
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
כִּי (ki) is a conjunction primarily meaning 'that,' 'for,' or 'when.' It indicates causal relationships and can express conditions like 'if' or 'though.' The word is versatile, appearing in various contexts to convey certainty, exception, or concession. Notably, it can combine with other particles to modify its meaning, such as in the phrase כִּי אם־ (ki im), meaning 'that if.'
כִּי conj. that, for, when
that
Of time, when, of the past
elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם
when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though
Because, since
base
כִּי אם־
each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:
that if
for if
(About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—
limiting the prec. clause, except
the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
after an oath, surely
base
כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as
base
H3588a כִּי that, for, when . that
. . Of time, when, of the past
. elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם
. when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though
. Because, since
H3588b כִּי אם־ . each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause: . that if
. for if
. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause— . limiting the prec. clause, except
. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but
. after an oath, surely
H3588c כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as
3588 kiy kee
a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional
prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent
or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative
conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by
other particles annexed:--and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch,
where-)as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else,
even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, +
nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then,
therefore, + (al- )though, + till, truly, + until, when,
whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
כִּי (ki) — for.
1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if
1f) but rather, but
1g) except that
1h) only, nevertheless
1i) surely
1j) that is
1k) but if
1l) for though
1m) forasmuch as, for therefore
כִּי [אם] (ki im) — that if: except.
1) except if
1a) but if
1b) even though
כִּי [עַל כֵּן] (ki [al ken]) — for as that: since.
1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since
1a) that
1a1) yea, indeed
1b) when (of time)
1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)
1c) because, since (causal connection)
1d) but (after negative)
HTc — ParticleHTc
for (ki (conjunction), le, from 'el (preposition), and various other words. In the New Testament also the words are various, chiefly gar, kai gar, hoti (conjunctions); anti apo eis dia (accusative), epi (dative and accusative), peri (genitive), pros (genitive and accusative), huper (genitive) (prepositions)): the English Revised Version and the American Standard Revised Version give in many cases more literal or more accurate renderings than those in the King James Version.
In the New Testament the most important preps. from a doctrinal point of view are anti, "face to face," "over against," "instead," "on behalf of," peri, "around," "about," "concerning," huper, "over," "on behalf of." The first has been claimed as stating the substitutionary nature of Christ's sacrifice as contrasted with huper and peri, more frequently used of it. But, although anti in the New Testament often means…
חֵץ (chets) means 'arrow,' primarily found in poetic and prophetic contexts. It is derived from a root meaning 'to pierce' and can imply a wound or refer to a thunderbolt in a figurative sense. The word also encompasses related terms like 'dart' and 'shaft,' indicating its use in various forms of weaponry.
חֵץ n.m. arrow, mostly poet. and proph.
base
H2671 חֵץ arrow, mostly poet. and proph.
2671 chets khayts
from 2686; properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by
implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; (by
interchange for 6086) the shaft of a spear:--+ archer, arrow,
dart, shaft, staff, wound.
see HEBREW for 02686
see HEBREW for 06086
חֵץ (chets) — arrow.
arrow
HNcmpc/Sp2ms — Noun common masculine plural construct · suffixHNcmpc/Sp2ms
נָחֵת (nachath) is a Hebrew verb meaning to go down or descend. It can refer to a literal descent, as well as a figurative one, such as descending in chastisement. The word also encompasses meanings like pressing down or causing something to come down. Its Aramaic equivalent is נְחֵת (ne.chat), which shares a similar meaning.
[נָחֵת] vb. (Aram. and poet.) go down, descend
Qal
go down, descend
fig. descend in chastisement
Niph. = penetrate
Pi. cause to descend = press down
Hiph. thither bring down thy heroes
base
H5181 [נָחֵת] (Aram. and poet.) go down, descend .. go down, descend
. fig. descend in chastisement
. = penetrate
. cause to descend = press down
. thither bring down thy heroes
5181 nachath naw-khath'
a primitive root; to sink, i.e. descend; causatively, to
press or lead down:--be broken, (cause to) come down, enter,
go down, press sore, settle, stick fast.
נָחֵת (na.chat) — to descend.
1) to go down, descend
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go down, descend
1a2) to descend, descend into (chastisement) (fig.)
1b) (Niphal) to come down into, penetrate
1c) (Piel) to cause to descend, press down, stretch (a bow)
1d) (Hiphil) to bring down
Aramaic equivalent: ne.chat (נְחֵת "to descend" H5182)
HVNp3cp — Verb · Niphal · perfect third person common pluralHVNp3cp
נִי (ni) — me.
Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person singular
HR/Sp1bs — Preposition · suffixHR/Sp1bs
נָחֵת (nachath) is a Hebrew verb meaning to go down or descend. It can refer to a literal descent, as well as a figurative one, such as descending in chastisement. The word also encompasses meanings like pressing down or causing something to come down. Its Aramaic equivalent is נְחֵת (ne.chat), which shares a similar meaning.
[נָחֵת] vb. (Aram. and poet.) go down, descend
Qal
go down, descend
fig. descend in chastisement
Niph. = penetrate
Pi. cause to descend = press down
Hiph. thither bring down thy heroes
base
H5181 [נָחֵת] (Aram. and poet.) go down, descend .. go down, descend
. fig. descend in chastisement
. = penetrate
. cause to descend = press down
. thither bring down thy heroes
5181 nachath naw-khath'
a primitive root; to sink, i.e. descend; causatively, to
press or lead down:--be broken, (cause to) come down, enter,
go down, press sore, settle, stick fast.
נָחֵת (na.chat) — to descend.
1) to go down, descend
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go down, descend
1a2) to descend, descend into (chastisement) (fig.)
1b) (Niphal) to come down into, penetrate
1c) (Piel) to cause to descend, press down, stretch (a bow)
1d) (Hiphil) to bring down
Aramaic equivalent: ne.chat (נְחֵת "to descend" H5182)
Hc/Vqw3fs — Verb · Qal · sequential imperfect third person feminine singularHc/Vqw3fs
The Hebrew word עַל (*al*) is a preposition meaning 'upon' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including 'on account of,' 'beside,' 'above,' and 'against.' It can indicate physical placement, emotional burdens, or duties imposed on a person. The entries also note its use in idiomatic expressions and with verbs of motion. There is a mention of its function as a conjunction in certain contexts.
כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as
base
עַל, עָ֑ל
subst. height
As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed
—
of clothing, etc., which any one wears
With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it
Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him
Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him
על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him
חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)
H5921a עַל, עָ֑ל . As prep. upon, and hence on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against . Upon, of the substratum upon which an object in any way rests, or on which an action is performed . — . of clothing, etc., which any one wears
. With verbs of covering or protecting, even though the cover or veil be not over or above the thing covered, but around or before it
. Of what rests heavily upon a person, or is a burden to him
. Of a duty, payment, care, etc., imposed upon a person, or devolving on him
. על is used idiom. to give pathos to the expression of an emotion, by emphasizing the person who is its subject, and who, as it were, feels it acting upon him
. חָיָה עַל to live upon (as upon a foundation or support)
5921 `al al
properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the
singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a
particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always
in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great
variety of applications (as follow):--above, according
to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because
of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both
and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in
(that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than,
through(-out), to, touching, X with.
see HEBREW for 05920
עַל (al) — upon.
prep
1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against
1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards
1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)
1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)
1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)
1e) over (of suspension or extension)
1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)
1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)
1h) to (as a dative)
[כִּי] עַל [כֵּן] ([ki] al [ken]) — as.
conj
HR/Sp1bs — Preposition · suffixHR/Sp1bs
יָד (yad) means 'hand' and can also refer to strength or power in a figurative sense. It encompasses various technical uses, such as a sign or monument, parts or shares, and even specific components in construction, like axle-trees and supports for the laver. The word is versatile, appearing in both literal and metaphorical contexts.
יָד 1604 n.f. hand
hand
Fig. = strength, power
Fig. = side
יָד is used in various special, technical senses:—
sign, monument
part, fractional part or share
time, repetition
axle-trees
stays, supports for laver
tenons on sides of boards of tabernacle
a (beckoning) hand
יַד with prep.
base
H3027 יָד hand . hand
. Fig. = strength, power
. Fig. = side
. יָד is used in various special, technical senses:— . sign, monument
. part, fractional part or share
. time, repetition
. axle-trees
. stays, supports for laver
. tenons on sides of boards of tabernacle
. a (beckoning) hand
. יַד with prep.
3027 yad yawd
a primitive word; 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):--(+ be) able, X about, + armholes,
at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad,
(broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, +
creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship,
force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in,
labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine,
ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain,
power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay,
draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by
them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing,
+ thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side,
יָד (yad) — hand.
: hand/arm[anatomy]
1) hand
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
1d) (various special, technical senses)
1d1) sign, monument
1d2) part, fractional part, share
1d3) time, repetition
1d4) axle-trees, axle
1d5) stays, support (for laver)
1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)
1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
1d8) wrists
יָד (yad) — hand: power.
: hand/arm[anatomy]
1) hand
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)
1d) (various special, technical senses)
1d1) sign, monument
1d2) part, fractional part, share
1d3) time, repetition
1d4) axle-trees, axle
1d5) stays, support (for laver)
1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)
1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)
1d8) wrists
יָד (yad) — hand: themselves.
: hand/arm[anatomy]
1) hand
1a) hand (of man)
1b) strength, power (fig.)
HNcbsc/Sp2ms — Noun common both singular construct · suffixHNcbsc/Sp2ms