בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרוֹעַ נְטוּיָה
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] · strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard , bold , violent ) · the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg ; figuratively, force · to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
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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]
חָזָק H2389 strong (usu. in a bad sense, hard , bold , violent )
זְרוֹעַ H2220 the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg ; figuratively, force
נָטָה H5186 to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
What does בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרוֹעַ נְטוּיָה (beyad chazaqah uvizroa netuyah) mean in the Bible?
יָד · חָזָק · זְרוֹעַ · נָטָה is a Hebrew word meaning "an idiom for decisive divine power in redemption and judgment".
Full entry for בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרוֹעַ נְטוּיָה (H3027, H2389, H2220, H5186) · Browse the biblical lexicon
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