יָד
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] · good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
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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]
טוֹב H2896 good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
What does יָד (yad tovah) mean in the Bible?
יָד · טוֹב is a Hebrew word meaning "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]". The phrase anchors the narrative in divine causation. Success flows from God’s gracious activity, not human leverage.
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Meaning
Hand as the primary agent of power, agency, and control across literal and figurative domains.
( be) able, � about, armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, � bounty, broad, (broken-) handed, � by, charge, coast, consecrate, creditor, custody, debt, dominion, � enough, fellowship, force, � from, hand(-staves, -y work), � he, himself, � in, labour, large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, � mine, ministry, near, � of, � order, ordinance, � our, parts, pain, power, � presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, swear, terror, � thee, � by them, � themselves, � thine own, � thou, through, � throwing, thumb, times, � to, � under, � us, � wait on, (way-) side, where, wide, � with (him, me, you), work, yield, � yourselves.
Why This Word Matters
The phrase anchors the narrative in divine causation. Success flows from God’s gracious activity, not human leverage. Nehemiah 2:1-10
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Biblical Occurrences
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