Hebrew · H3027, H7563 · unreviewed

מִיַּד רְשָׁעִים

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] · morally wrong ; concretely, an (actively) bad person

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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]
Pronunciation yād
Open hand signifies power, control, and agency; extends from literal grasp to dominion and divine authority throughout Scripture.
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רָשָׁע H7563 morally wrong ; concretely, an (actively) bad person
Pronunciation rasha
Active moral corruption: the wicked person who does wrong, not merely passive failure or error
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What does מִיַּד רְשָׁעִים (miyyad reshaim) mean in the Bible?

יָד · רָשָׁע is a Hebrew word meaning "power or grasp of wicked people".

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Meaning

power or grasp of wicked people
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