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Lexicon :: Strong's G5495 - cheir

Aa
χείρ
Transliteration
cheir (Key)
Pronunciation
khire
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from the base of χειμών (G5494) in the sense of its congener the base of χάσμα (G5490) (through the idea of hollowness for grasping)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:424,1309

Strong’s Definitions

χείρ cheír, khire; perhaps from the base of G5494 in the sense of its congener the base of G5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping); the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument):—hand.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 179x

The KJV translates Strong's G5495 in the following manner: hand (178x), not translated (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 179x
The KJV translates Strong's G5495 in the following manner: hand (178x), not translated (1x).

  1. by the help or agency of any one, by means of any one

  2. fig. applied to God symbolising his might, activity, power

    1. in creating the universe

    2. in upholding and preserving (God is present protecting and aiding one)

    3. in punishing

    4. in determining and controlling the destinies of men

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
χείρ cheír, khire; perhaps from the base of G5494 in the sense of its congener the base of G5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping); the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by Hebraism) a means or instrument):—hand.
STRONGS G5495:
χείρ, genitive χειρός, accusative χειραν (1 Peter 5:6 Tdf.; see ἄρσην, at the end), ἡ (from the root meaning 'to lay hold of'; cf. Latin heres, etc.; Curtius, § 189; Vanicek, p. 249f), from Homer down, Hebrew יַד, the hand: Matthew 3:12; Mark 3:1; Luke 6:6; 1 Timothy 2:8; Hebrews 12:12, and often; the genitive with the verbs ά῾πτομαι, ἐπιλαμβάνομαι, κρατέω, πιάζω, etc., which see in their places; the dative with ἐργάζομαι, ἐσθίω, etc.; ὁ ἀσπασμός τῇ ἐμή χειρί, 1 Corinthians 16:21; Colossians 4:18; 2 Thessalonians 3:17; the accusative with the verbs αἴρω, δέω, ἐκπετάννυμι, ἐκτείνω, ἐμβάπτω, ἐπιτίθημι, καθαρίζω, κατασείω, νίπτω, etc. ἡ ἐπίθεσις τῶν χειρῶν (see ἐπίθεσις and references), 1 Timothy 4:14; 2 Timothy 1:6; Hebrews 6:2; ἐν χειρί τίνος, in imitation of the Hebrew פ בְּיַד (cf. Buttmann, § 133, 20 cf. 319f (274); Lightfoot on Galatians, 3:19), by the help or agency, of anyone, by means of anyone, Acts 7:35 Rec.; Galatians 3:19; (σύν χειρί ἀγγέλου, with the aid or service of the angel (cf. Buttmann, as above), Acts 7:35 L T Tr WH; those things in the performance of which the hands take the principal part (as e. g. in working miracles), are said to be done διά χειρός or χειρῶν or τῶν (cf. Buttmann, § 124, 8 d.) χειρῶν τίνος, Mark 6:2; Acts 5:12; Acts 14:3; Acts 19:11; universally, Acts 2:23; Acts 7:25; Acts 11:30; Acts 15:23; ἐπί χειρῶν, Matthew 4:6; Luke 4:11; ἐπί τήν χεῖρα, Revelation 14:9; Revelation 20:1 (here Treg. marginal reading ἐν τῇ χειρί), Revelation 20:4; ἐκ, Acts 28:4; Revelation 8:4; εἰς τήν χεῖρα (on his hand), Luke 15:22; ἡ χείρ, as an acting subject (see γλῶσσα, 1), Luke 22:21; plural, Acts 17:25; Acts 20:34; 1 John 1:1; τά ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν, Acts 7:41; Revelation 9:20; ἐκδίκειν τό αἷμα τίνος ἐκ τίνος (see ἐκδικέω, b. and ἐκ I. 7), Revelation 19:2. By metonymy, ἡ χείρ is put for power, activity (for examples from secular authors from Homer down see Passow, under the word, p. 2431b; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, p. 1720a)): παραδιδόναι τινα εἰς χεῖρας τινων, into the hostile hands (Deuteronomy 1:27; Job 16:11), Matthew 17:22; Matthew 26:45; Mark 9:31; Luke 9:44; Luke 24:7; Acts 21:11; Acts 28:17; διδόναι τί ἐν τῇ χειρί τίνος, to commit to one's protecting and upholding power, John 3:35; also εἰς τήν χεῖρα τίνος, John 13:3; τινα ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν or ἐκ χειρός τίνος (from the hostile power of anyone) ἀπάγειν, Acts 24:7 Rec.; ἐξελέσθαι, Acts 12:11 (Genesis 32:11; Exodus 18:8f); ἐξέρχεσθαι, John 10:39; ῥυσθῆναι, Luke 1:74; σωτηρία, Luke 1:71; ἐκφεύγειν τάς χεῖρας τίνος, 2 Corinthians 11:33. By a figure use of language χείρ or χεῖρες, are attributed to God, symbolizing his might, activity, power; conspicuous
α. in creating the universe: ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ, Hebrews 1:10 (Psalm 101:26 (Ps. 102:26).
β. in upholding and preserving: Luke 23:46; John 10:29 (cf. John 10:28); χείρ κυρίου ἐστι μετά τίνος, God is present, protecting and aiding one, Luke 1:66; Acts 11:21.
γ. in punishing: χείρ κυρίου ἐπί σε, Acts 13:11 (1 Samuel 12:15); ἐμπεσεῖν εἰς χεῖρας Θεοῦ ζῶντος, Hebrews 10:31.
δ. in determining and controlling the destinies of men: Acts 4:28; ταπεινοῦσθαι ὑπό τήν κραταιάν χεῖρα τοῦ Θεοῦ, 1 Peter 5:6.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
32:11
Exodus
18:8
Deuteronomy
1:27
1 Samuel
12:15
Job
16:11
Psalms
102:26
Matthew
3:12; 4:6; 17:22; 26:45
Mark
3:1; 6:2; 9:31
Luke
1:66; 1:71; 1:74; 4:11; 6:6; 9:44; 15:22; 22:21; 23:46; 24:7
John
3:35; 10:28; 10:29; 10:39; 13:3
Acts
2:23; 4:28; 5:12; 7:25; 7:35; 7:35; 7:41; 11:21; 11:30; 12:11; 13:11; 14:3; 15:23; 17:25; 19:11; 20:34; 21:11; 24:7; 28:4; 28:17
1 Corinthians
16:21
2 Corinthians
11:33
Galatians
3:19
Colossians
4:18
2 Thessalonians
3:17
1 Timothy
2:8; 4:14
2 Timothy
1:6
Hebrews
1:10; 6:2; 10:31; 12:12
1 Peter
5:6; 5:6
1 John
1:1
Revelation
8:4; 9:20; 14:9; 19:2; 20:1; 20:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5495 matches the Greek χείρ (cheir),
which occurs 78 times in 68 verses in '2Ki' in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (2Ki 3:10–2Ki 18:21)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:10 - Then the king of Israel said, “Alas! The LORD has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:11 - And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here, through whom we may inquire of the LORD?” Then one of the king of Israel’s servants answered, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:13 - And Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and to the prophets of your mother.” But the king of Israel said to him, “No; it is the LORD who has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:15 - But now bring me a musician.” And when the musician played, the hand of the LORD came upon him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:18 - This is a light thing in the sight of the LORD. He will also give the Moabites into your hand,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:29 - He said to Gehazi, “Tie up your garment and take my staff in your hand and go. If you meet anyone, do not greet him, and if anyone greets you, do not reply. And lay my staff on the face of the child.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:34 - Then he went up and lay on the child, putting his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands. And as he stretched himself upon him, the flesh of the child became warm.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:5 - And the king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So he went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels[fn] of gold, and ten changes of clothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:11 - But Naaman was angry and went away, saying, “Behold, I thought that he would surely come out to me and stand and call upon the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:18 - In this matter may the LORD pardon your servant: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon to worship there, leaning on my arm, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, when I bow myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon your servant in this matter.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:20 - Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “See, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not accepting from his hand what he brought. As the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:24 - And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand and put them in the house, and he sent the men away, and they departed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:7 - And he said, “Take it up.” So he reached out his hand and took it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:2 - Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned said to the man of God, “If the LORD himself should make windows in heaven, could this thing be?” But he said, “You shall see it with your own eyes, but you shall not eat of it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:17 - Now the king had appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have charge of the gate. And the people trampled him in the gate, so that he died, as the man of God had said when the king came down to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:8 - the king said to Hazael, “Take a present with you and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this sickness?’”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:9 - So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, all kinds of goods of Damascus, forty camels’ loads. When he came and stood before him, he said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this sickness?’”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:20 - In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah and set up a king of their own.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:22 - So Edom revolted from the rule of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:1 - Then Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tie up your garments, and take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:7 - And you shall strike down the house of Ahab your master, so that I may avenge on Jezebel the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:8 - For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:23 - Then Joram reined about and fled, saying to Ahaziah, “Treachery, O Ahaziah!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:24 - And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and shot Joram between the shoulders, so that the arrow pierced his heart, and he sank in his chariot.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:35 - But when they went to bury her, they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:36 - When they came back and told him, he said, “This is the word of the LORD, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘In the territory of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:10 - Know then that there shall fall to the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spoke concerning the house of Ahab, for the LORD has done what he said by his servant Elijah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:15 - And when he departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him. And he greeted him and said to him, “Is your heart true to my heart as mine is to yours?” And Jehonadab answered, “It is.” Jehu said,[fn] “If it is, give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand. And Jehu took him up with him into the chariot.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:24 - Then they[fn] went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside and said, “The man who allows any of those whom I give into your hands to escape shall forfeit his life.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:7 - And the two divisions of you, which come on duty in force on the Sabbath and guard the house of the LORD on behalf of the king,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:8 - shall surround the king, each with his weapons in his hand. And whoever approaches the ranks is to be put to death. Be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:11 - And the guards stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, from the south side of the house to the north side of the house, around the altar and the house on behalf of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:12 - Then he brought out the king’s son and put the crown on him and gave him the testimony. And they proclaimed him king and anointed him, and they clapped their hands and said, “Long live the king!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:16 - So they laid hands on her; and she went through the horses’ entrance to the king’s house, and there she was put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:11 - Then they would give the money that was weighed out into the hands of the workmen who had the oversight of the house of the LORD. And they paid it out to the carpenters and the builders who worked on the house of the LORD,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 12:15 - And they did not ask for an accounting from the men into whose hand they delivered the money to pay out to the workmen, for they dealt honestly.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:3 - And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he gave them continually into the hand of Hazael king of Syria and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:5 - (Therefore the LORD gave Israel a savior, so that they escaped from the hand of the Syrians, and the people of Israel lived in their homes as formerly.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:16 - Then he said to the king of Israel, “Draw the bow,” and he drew it. And Elisha laid his hands on the king’s hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:25 - Then Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again from Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities that he had taken from Jehoahaz his father in war. Three times Joash defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:5 - And as soon as the royal power was firmly in his hand, he struck down his servants who had struck down the king his father.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:25 - He restored the border of Israel from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the LORD, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath-hepher.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:27 - But the LORD had not said that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, so he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:19 - Pul[fn] the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents[fn] of silver, that he might help him to confirm his hold on the royal power.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:7 - So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and rescue me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who are attacking me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:7 - And this occurred because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:13 - Yet the LORD warned Israel and Judah by every prophet and every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways and keep my commandments and my statutes, in accordance with all the Law that I commanded your fathers, and that I sent to you by my servants the prophets.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:20 - And the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel and afflicted them and gave them into the hand of plunderers, until he had cast them out of his sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:23 - until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had spoken by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was exiled from their own land to Assyria until this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:21 - Behold, you are trusting now in Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

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