Strong's Number 5495

Transliteration:
cheir {khire}
Word Origin:
perhaps from the base of 5494 in the sense of its congener the base of 5490 (through the idea of hollowness for grasping)
TDNT:
9:424,1309
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Usage in the KJV:
hand 178, not tr 1

Total: 179
Definition:
  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