Hebrew · H4639, H3027 · unreviewed

מַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו

An action (good or bad); generally, a transaction ; abstractly, activity ; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem ) or (generally) property · 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]

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מַעֲשֶׂה H4639 an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction ; abstractly, activity ; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem ) or (generally) property
Pronunciation maʿăšeh
Deed encompassing both moral action and its concrete result or product; work as evidence of character or effort.
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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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What does מַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו (maʿăśēh yāḏāyw) mean in the Bible?

מַעֲשֶׂה · יָד is a Hebrew word meaning "work of his hands".

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Meaning

work of his hands
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