יד

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ד (y-d)
4 terms

From Proto-Semitic *yad- (“hand”).

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaːd/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈjɔːð/, [ˈjɔː.ɔð]
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈjɔð/, [ˈjɔːð]
(Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jɒd/
(Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jad/
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jad/
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jɔd/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jad/
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Noun

יָד • (yád) f (dual indefinite ידיים / יָדַיִם, plural indefinite יָדוֹת, singular construct יַד־, dual construct יְדֵי־, plural construct יְדוֹת־)

arm
hand
forelimb (anterior limb)
(card games) hand
(Judaism) yad (a pointer used in the ritual of Torah-reading)
(soccer) hand foul
power, strength, authority
יָצָא יְדֵי חוֹבָתוֹ ― yatsá y'dey khovató ― fulfilled his obligation
handle
monument (memorial structure), shrine

Usage notes

The plural form יָדוֹת (yadót) is primarily for handles; the dual is used for body parts. Either may be used for the pointing implements.

Declension

Declension of יָד

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	יָד	first	יָדִי		יָדֵנוּ
	definite	הַיָּד	second	יָדְךָ	יָדֵךְ	יֶדְכֶם	יֶדְכֶן
	construct	יַד־	third	יָדוֹ	יָדָהּ	יָדָם	יָדָן
dual	indefinite	ידיים / יָדַיִם	first	ידיי / יָדַי		יָדֵינוּ
	definite	הידיים / הַיָּדַיִם	second	יָדֶיךָ	ידייך / יָדַיִךְ	יְדֵיכֶם	יְדֵיכֶן
	construct	יְדֵי־	third	יָדָיו	יָדֶיהָ	יְדֵיהֶם	יְדֵיהֶן
plural	indefinite	יָדוֹת	first	ידותיי / יְדוֹתַי		יְדוֹתֵינוּ
	definite	הַיָּדוֹת	second	יְדוֹתֶיךָ	ידותייך / יְדוֹתַיִךְ	יְדוֹתֵיכֶם	יְדוֹתֵיכֶן
	construct	יְדוֹת־	third	יְדוֹתָיו	יְדוֹתֶיהָ	יְדוֹתָם	יְדוֹתָן

Derived terms

יְדָנִי (yádaní, “manual”, adjective)
יָדִית (yádít, “handle”)
לְיַד (l'yád, “near, by, next to, alongside”)
עַל יַד (ál yád, “beside, near”)
עַל־יְדֵי (ál y'dey, “by; by means of”)
אָזְלַת יָד (az'lát yad)
כְּתַב יָד (k'táv yád, “handwriting”)
יָצָא יְדֵי חוֹבָה (yatsá y'dey khová, “to do the minimum needed”)
איבד את הידיים והרגליים / אִבֵּד אֶת הַיָּדַיִם וְהָרַגְלַיִם (literally “to lose one's hands and feet”)
אֵין לוֹ יָד בַּדָּבָר (ein lo yad badavár, “to have no hand in the matter”)
בָּא לְיָדוֹ (ba l'yadó, “to get a chance or an opportunity”, literally “to come to one's hand”)
מִכָּל הַבָּא לַיָּד (mikol haba layad, “from what's available”, literally “from everything that comes to hand”)
בְּהֶנֵף יָד (“with a wave of one's hand ; offhandedly”)
בְּהֶשֵּׂג יָד (“available”, literally “with the reach of a hand”)
בחוזק יד / בְּחֹזֶק יָד
בְּיַד בַּרְזֶל (literally “with an iron hand”)
בְּיָד חֲזָקָה (literally “with a strong hand”)
בְּיָד קָשָׁה (literally “with a hard hand”)
בְּיָד רְחָבָה (literally “with a wide hand”)
בְּיָד רַכָּה (literally “with a soft hand”)
בְּיָד רָמָה (literally “with an upper hand”)
בִּידֵי שָׁמַיִם (literally “with the hands of heaven”)
בידיים ריקות / בְּיָדַיִם רֵיקוֹת (literally “with empty hands”)
בְּמוֹ יָדָיו (“with one's own hands”)
בִּקֵּשׁ אֶת יָדָהּ (“to propose a marriage”, literally “to request her hand”)
בשתי ידיים / בִּשְׁתֵּי יָדַיִם (“by one's own”, literally “with two hands”)
גָּבְרָה יָדוֹ (literally “one's hands became stronger”)
דָּחָה בִּשְׁתֵּי יָדָיו (literally “to reject with one's two hands”)
דחף ידיים / דָּחַף יָדַיִם (“to pet, to stroke”, literally “to push hands”)
הוֹצִיא מִתַּחַת יָדוֹ (literally “to remove under one's hand”)
הורדת ידיים / הוֹרָדַת יָדַיִם (“arm wrestling”)
הוֹשִׁיט יָד (“to lend out a hand”)
הִזְדַּמֵּן לְיָדָיו (literally “to become available to one's hands”)
החליף ידיים / הֶחְלִיף יָדַיִם (“to change ownership”, literally “to change hands”)
הַיָּד הַשְּׁחֹרָה (literally “the black hand”)
כַּדּוּרְיָד (kaduryád)
מִשְׁלַח יָד (mish'lákh yad)
נטילת ידיים / נְטִילַת יָדַיִם (n'tilát yadáyim)
רחב ידיים / רְחַב יָדַיִם (r'kháv yadáyim)

Descendants

→ English: yad
→ Dutch: jat
- Dutch: jatten

References

H3027 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Anagrams

די