Hands are frequently mentioned in the Bible, often representing work, power, blessing, or offering. The laying on of hands is a symbolic act used for blessing or commissioning.
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Hands
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Hebrew & Greek words with this meaning
- H8628תָּקַעtâqaʻto clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)
- G3538νίπτωníptōto cleanse (especially the hands or the feet or the face); ceremonially, to perform ablution
- H4864מַשְׂאֵתmasʼêthproperly, (abstractly) a raising (as of the hands in prayer), or rising (of flame); figuratively, an utterance; concretely, a beacon (as raised); a present (as taken), mess, or tribute; figuratively,
- H2263חָבַקchâbaqto clasp (the hands or in embrace)
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