Hebrew · H657, H3027 · unreviewed

בְּאֶפֶס יָד

Cessation , i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further ; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot · 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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אֶפֶס H657 cessation , i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further ; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot

Pronunciation ʾepes

Extremity and cessation unified: boundary markers (earth's edge, ankle) and negation (no further, nothing).

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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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