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hands

Meaning of “hands”

Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

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461 occurrences438 verses53 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 5:29

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Job 16:17
Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 16:17 · retained source text

Not for any iniustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.

Job 17:3
Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 17:3 · retained source text

Lay downe now, put me in a suretie with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?

Job 17:9
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 17:9 · retained source text

The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath cleane hands shalbe stronger, and stronger.

1611 marginal noteHebr. shall adde strgth.

Job 20:10
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 20:10 · retained source text

His children shall seeke to please the poore, and his hands shall restore their goods.

1611 marginal noteOr, the poore shall oppresse his children.

Job 22:30
He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 22:30 · retained source text

He shall deliuer the Iland of the innocent: and it is deliuered by the purenesse of thine hands.

1611 marginal noteOr, the innocent shall deliuer the Iland.

Job 27:23
Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 27:23 · retained source text

Men shall clap their handes at him, and shall hisse him out of his place.

Job 31:7
If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 31:7 · retained source text

If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaued to my hands:

Job 34:19
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 34:19 · retained source text

How much lesse to him that accepteth not the persons of Princes, nor regardeth the rich more then the poore? for they all are the woorke of his hands.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 10.17. 2.Chro. 9.7. act. 10.34. rom. 2.11. gal. 2.6. ephe. 6 9. colos. 3.25. 1.pet. 1.17.

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Where “hands” appears

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Genesis19 occurrences
16 verses
Exodus17 occurrences
14 verses
Leviticus13 occurrences
12 verses
Numbers6 occurrences
6 verses
Deuteronomy19 occurrences
18 verses
Joshua1 occurrence
1 verse
Judges25 occurrences
22 verses
1 Samuel9 occurrences
9 verses
2 Samuel9 occurrences
9 verses
1 Kings5 occurrences
5 verses
2 Kings14 occurrences
12 verses
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
5 verses
2 Chronicles12 occurrences
12 verses
Ezra6 occurrences
6 verses
Nehemiah7 occurrences
6 verses
Esther3 occurrences
3 verses
Job20 occurrences
20 verses
Psalms46 occurrences
45 verses
Proverbs15 occurrences
14 verses
Ecclesiastes6 occurrences
6 verses
Song of Solomon3 occurrences
3 verses
Isaiah26 occurrences
23 verses
Jeremiah21 occurrences
20 verses
Lamentations9 occurrences
9 verses
Ezekiel18 occurrences
18 verses
Daniel4 occurrences
4 verses
Hosea1 occurrence
1 verse
Obadiah1 occurrence
1 verse
Jonah1 occurrence
1 verse
Micah2 occurrences
2 verses
Nahum1 occurrence
1 verse
Habakkuk1 occurrence
1 verse
Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse
Haggai3 occurrences
3 verses
Zechariah5 occurrences
4 verses
Matthew13 occurrences
13 verses
Mark17 occurrences
16 verses
Luke13 occurrences
13 verses
John10 occurrences
10 verses
Acts29 occurrences
28 verses
Romans1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse
2 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses
Galatians1 occurrence
1 verse
Ephesians2 occurrences
2 verses
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Timothy3 occurrences
3 verses
2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews7 occurrences
7 verses
James1 occurrence
1 verse
1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
Revelation3 occurrences
3 verses

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