Is under his hand/ to be in possession of (יֵשׁ תַּחַת יָדוֹ)

Is under his hand/ to be in possession of

Is in his possession; is at his disposal.

("And now what do you have under your hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever is available" — 1 Samuel 21:4, David to Ahimelech the priest in Nob)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

יֵשׁ תַּחַת יָדוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

נִמְצָא בִּרְשׁוּתוֹ. מָצוּי בְּחֶזְקָתוֹ.

("וְעַתָּה מַה יֵּשׁ תַּחַת יָדְךָ חֲמִשָּׁה לֶחֶם תְּנָה בְיָדִי אוֹ הַנִּמְצָא"- שְׁמוּאֵל א כא ד, דָּוִד לַאֲחִימֶלֶךְ הַכֹּהֵן בְּנֹב)

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