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יַד יְדָא‏ n.f. hand, arm; side; power

hand Com. Dan5:5 : אֶצְבְּעָן דִּי יַד־אֱנָשׁ‏ fingers of a human hand. 4QEn^e4.1.12 : ל]כ֗ל֗הון ידין ורגלין‏ .

arm Com. Dan5:5 : וּמַלְכָּא חָזֵה פַּס יְדָה‏ . 11QtgJob 10.4=26:13 : חללת ידה תנין ערק֗‏ his hand pierced the slippery sea-serpent. PJ Gen3:19 : בליעות כף ידך תיכול מזונא‏ .

power, control Com. Dan6:28 : דִּי שֵׁיזִיב לְדָנִיֵּאל מִן־יַד אַרְיָוָתָא‏ who saved Daniel from the power of lions. 4Q246 .2.8 : עממין ינתן בידה‏ . ܬܚܝܬ ܐ܊‏ : under the supervision or control of : see also s.v. tḥwt JLAtg, Syr, LJLA.

possession Com. PJ Lev14:30 : מן מה דמספקא ידיה‏ from whatever his hand provides. lit. Com. TgPs76:1 : תושבחא על ידא דאסף‏ hymn of Asaph [=MT מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף]. ˁl yd (= byd, lyd q.vv.) : in the hand of someone as a messenger or carrier Com. fig. Com.

side, edge Qumran. 4QEn^e1.26.21 : ואחלפת ליד פרדס קשט[א‏ I passed by the side of the true Paradise. to support, assist Syr, LJLA. TgIChron 29:24 : יהבו ידא תחות שלמה מלכא לסייעא יתיה‏ . šlḥ yd: to attack, take aggressive action against Com. Ezra6:12 : כָּל־מֶלֶךְ וְעַם דִּי יִשְׁלַח יְדֵהּ לְהַשְׁנָיָה לְחַבָּלָה בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דֵךְ‏ any king or nation that makes an aggressive attempt to violate or destroy that temple. mḥy byd: to stop or try to stop someone from doing something Com. Dan4:32 : וְלָא אִיתַי דִּי־יְמַחֵא בִידֵה‏ there is no one who might stop Him.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 234b; DJBA: 523a; Jastrow: 564; Levy Ch-W: 1:326; Tal Sam: 331; DNWSI: 433; DJA: 53a; Cook,Qumran: 99;

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Derivatives:

ˀwšṭwt yd (ˀōšāṭūṯ yaḏ) v.n.C achievement

byd (byaḏ) prep. in the possession of; by means of

dwl ydyn n.m. handicraft

kpyd, kpydˀ (kap̄yaḏ, kap̄yɘḏā) n.f. hand, palm

mn yd, myd adv. immediately

mn yd (men yad) prep. on account of

ˁl yd (ˁal yad) prep. beside; by means of

ˁl ydy prep. through, by means of