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Dt 33:20 Zc 11:17 (×2) Ct 8:6 Dn 10: 6; Ez 13:30 ( del. C o); ז׳ כֹּחֹו Is 44:12 (of a smith, forging); ז׳ חֲשׂוּפָה Ez 4:7 (of prophet); in fig. of י׳ teaching Ephr. to walk Ho 11:3 ; זְרֹעֵי יָדָיו Gn 49:24 arms of his hands , i.e. arms that by their strength enable him (Joseph) to draw the bow; וַיַּךְ אֶת־יְהֹורָם בֵּין זְרֹעָיו 2 K 9:2 4, i.e. his arms seen from behind, his shoulders . b. arm as seat of (human) strength ψ 18:35 = 2 S 22:3 5; ז׳ לֹא עֹז Jb 26: 2, כֹּוחַ הַזּ׳ Dn 11:6 cf. v 6; ז׳ לֹא עֹז Jb 26: 2; חִזַּקְתִּי ז׳ Ho 7:15 cf. Ez 30:2 4, 25 ; also c. שׁבר ψ 10:15 ; 37:17 Je 48:25 ( || קֶרֶן ), Ez 30:21 , 22 , 24 cf. v 2 5; ז׳ רָמָה תִּשָּׁבֵר Jb 38:1 5.—On Mal 2:3 cf. V B. Especially c. Yahweh’s arm as instrument of deliverance and judgment (often Dt Je Is 2 ψ ):— ז׳ נְטוּיָה Dt 4:34 ; 5:15 ; 26:8 Ez 20:3 3, 34 ψ 136:12 , cf. Dt 7:1 9; 11:2 1 K 8:42 = 2 Ch 6:32 Je

32:21 ( || יָד חֲזָקָה ), Dt 9:29 2 K 17:3 6; (of creation) Je 27:5 ; 32:17 (all || כֹּחַ גָּדֹול ); בִּז׳ נְטוּיָה Ex 6:6 ( P , or D ’s revision; no || ); זְ׳ חֲזָקָה Je 21:5 ( || יָד נְטוּיָה ); גְּדֹל זרועך Ex 15:16 (song), גֹּדֶל ז׳ ψ 79:11 ;

זְרֹועִי תְאַמְּצֶנּוּ ψ 89:22 ( || יָדִי ); בִּזְ׳ ψ 77:16 ; ז׳ ψ 44:4 ( ||

יְמִינְךָ ), ז׳ קָדְשוֹ ψ 98:1 ( || יְמִינֹו ), cf. Is 52:1 0; ז׳ עֻזָּךָ ψ 89:11 cf. Is 62:8 ( || יְמִינֹו ); לִבְשִׁי־עֹז זְרֹועַ י׳ Is 51: 9; עִם־גְּבוּרָ˜ה לְךָ ז׳ ψ 89:14 ; ז׳ תִּפְאַרְתֹּו Is 63:1 2; as support of weak Is 40:11 ( fig. shepherd), cf. זְרֹעֹת עֹולָם Dt 33:2 7; נַחַת זְרֹועֹו יַרְאֶה Is 30:30 (of lightning stroke, || השׁמיע הוד קולו of thunder); also כָּאֵל לָךְ אִם־זְרֹועַ Jb 40:9 .

Hence, 2. arm , as symbol of strength: a. human 1 S 2:31 (×2) ( Ö read זַרְעֲךָ and זֶרַע , but v. Klo D r), Ez 22:6 ; 31:17 ; וַתְּאַמֵּץ זְרֹועֹתֶיהָ Pr 31:1 7; ז׳ בָּשָׂר 2 Ch 32: 8; שָׂם בָּשָׂר זְרֹעֹו Je 17:5 ( || בָּאָרָם יִבְטַח ); cf. ψ 44:4 ( || חַרְבָּם ); אישׁ זרוע Jb 22: 8; זְרֹעֹות יְתֹמִים Jb 22:9 (i.e. strength, resources); הָיוּ זרוע לִבְנֵי־לֹוט ψ 83:9 ; ז׳ רַבִּים Jb 35: 9; זְרֹעַ גְּדֹולָה Ez 17:9 (for pulling up a tree, in metaph. ). b. = divine strength ψ 71:18 ( || גְּבוּרָה ), לֹו זְרֹעֹו מֹשְׁלָה Is 40:10 ( || חָזָק ); זְרֹעַי עַמִּים יִשְׁפֹּ˜טוּ 51:5 [ Str thinks masc. to avoid verbal ending נָה , cf. 49:11 ]; and help Is 33:2 ( || יְשׁוּעָה ) cf. 59:1 6; 63:5 ; see also 53:1 .

3. Pl. forces , political and military, c. יַעֲמֹ˜דוּ Dn 11:1 5, 31 ; v 22 (see Bev ).

4. Shoulder of animal sacrificed, belonging to priest Nu 6:19 ( P ) Dt 18:3 .

Dr S. R. Driver.


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