יד

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
י־ד‎ (y-d)

From Proto-Semitic *yad- (“hand”).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. arm
  2. hand
  3. forelimb (anterior limb)
  4. (card games) hand
  5. (soccer) hand foul
  6. power, strength, authority
    ‏יָצָא יְדֵי חוֹבָתוֹ‎ ― yatsá y'dey khovató ― fulfilled his obligation
  7. handle
  8. monument (memorial structure), shrine

Usage notes
  • The plural form יָדוֹת‎ (yadót) is primarily for handles; the dual is used for body parts.

Declension
Declension of יָד
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite יָד first יָדִי‎יָדֵנוּ‎
definite הַיָּד‎ second יָדְךָ‎יָדֵךְ‎יֶדְכֶם‎יֶדְכֶן‎
construct יַד־ third יָדוֹ‎יָדָהּ‎יָדָם‎יָדָן‎
dualindefinite ידיים / יָדַיִם‎ first ידיי / יָדַי‎יָדֵינוּ‎
definite הידיים / הַיָּדַיִם‎ second יָדֶיךָ‎ידייך / יָדַיִךְ‎יְדֵיכֶם‎יְדֵיכֶן‎
construct יְדֵי־‎ third יָדָיו‎יָדֶיהָ‎יְדֵיהֶם‎יְדֵיהֶן‎
pluralindefinite יָדוֹת‎ first ידותיי / יְדוֹתַי‎יְדוֹתֵינוּ‎
definite הַיָּדוֹת‎ second יְדוֹתֶיךָ‎ידותייך / יְדוֹתַיִךְ‎יְדוֹתֵיכֶם‎יְדוֹתֵיכֶן‎
construct יְדוֹת־‎ third יְדוֹתָיו‎יְדוֹתֶיהָ‎יְדוֹתָם‎יְדוֹתָן‎

Derived terms
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”)
  • מִשְׁלַח יָד‎ (mish'lákh yad)
  • נטילת ידיים / נְטִילַת יָדַיִם‎ (n'tilát yadáyim)
  • רחב ידיים / רְחַב יָדַיִם‎ (r'kháv yadáyim)

Descendants
  • → English: yad
  • → Dutch: jatten

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