זְרוֹעַ

1. arm,
\ \ a. literally, of a man Dom 15,14; Dom 16,12; 2 Sam 1,10; Es 9,19; Es 17,5 (probably accusative instrumental), 5 Mos 33,20; Zak 11,17 (twice in verse); Hoj 8,6; (strike out Co); כֹּחוֺ ׳ז Es 44,12 (of a smith, forging); חֲשׂוּפָה ׳ז Ezk 4,7 (of prophet); in figure of ׳י teaching Ephraim to walk Hos 11,3 זְרֹעֵי יָדָיו 1 Mos 49,24 arms of his hands, i.e. arms that by their strength enable him (Joseph) to draw the bow; וַיַּךְ אֶתיְֿהוֺרָם בֵּין זְרֹעָיו 2 Kong 9,24, i.e. his arms seen from behind, his shoulders.
\ \ b. arm as seat of (human) strength Sl 18,35 = 2 Sam 22,35 לֹאעֹז ׳ז Job 26,2, ׳כּוֺחַ הַזּ Dan 11,6 compare vDan 11,6 לֹא עֹז ׳ז Job 26,2 ׳חִוַּקְתִּי ז Hos 7,15 compare Ezk 30,24; Ezk 30,25 also with שׁבר Sl 10,15; Sl 37,17; Jer 48,25 (|| קֶרֶן), Ezk 30,21; Ezk 30,22; Ezk 30,24 compare vEzk 30,25 רָמָה תִּשָּׁבֵר ׳ז Job 38,15. — On Mal 2,3 compare VB. Especially
\ \ c. Yahweh's arm as instrument of deliverance and judgment (often Deuteronomy, Jeremiah, Isa², Psalms): — נְטוּיָה ׳ז 5 Mos 4,34; 5 Mos 5,15; 5 Mos 26,8; Ezk 20,33; Ezk 20,34; Sl 136,12, compare 5 Mos 7,19; 5 Mos 11,2; 1 Kong 8,42 = 2 Kron 6,32 (all || יָד חֲזָקָה), 5 Mos 9,29; 2 Kong 17,36 (of creation) Jer 27,5; Jer 32,17 (all || כֹּחַ גָּדוֺל); נְטוּיָה ׳בִּז 2 Mos 6,6 (P, or D's revision; no ||); חֲזָקָה ׳זְ Jer 21,5 (|| יָד נְטוּיָה); גְּדֹל זרועך 2 Mos 15,16 (song), ׳גֹּדֶל ז Sl 79,11 זְרוֺעִי תְאַמְּצֶנּוּ Sl 89,22 (|| יָדִי); ׳בִּזְ Sl 77,16 ׳ז Sl 44,4 (|| יְמִינְךָ), קָדְשׁוֺ ׳ז Sl 98,1 (|| יְמִינוֺ), compare Es 52,10 עֻוָּךָ ׳ז Sl 89,11 compare Es 62,8 (|| יְמִינוֺ); ׳לִבְּשִׁיעֹֿז זְרוֺעַ י Es 51,9 ׳לְךָ ז עִםגְּֿבוּרָ֑ה Sl 89,14 תִּפְאַרְתּוֺ ׳ז Es 63,12 as support of weak Es 40,11 (figurative of shepherd), compare זְרֹעֹת עוֺלָם 5 Mos 33,27 נַחַת זְרוֺעוֺ יַרְאֶה Es 30,30 (of lightning stroke, || השׁמיע הוֺד קולו of thunder); also אִםוְֿרוֺעַ כָּאֵל לָךְ Job 40,9.Hence,

2. arm, as symbol of strength:
\ \ a. human 1 Sam 2,31 (twice in verse) (ᵐ5 read זַרְעֲךָ and זֶרַע, but see Klo Dr), Ezk 22,6; Ezk 31,17 וַתְּאַמֵּץ זְרוֺעתֶיהָ Ord 31,17 בָּשָׂר ׳ז 2 Kron 32,8 שָׁם בָּשָׂר זְרֹעוֺ Jer 17,5 (|| יִבְטַח בָּאָדָם); compare Sl 44,4 (|| חַרְבָּם); אישׁ זרוע Job 22,8 זְרֹעוֺת יְתֹמִים Job 22,9 (i.e. strength, resources); הָיוּ זרוע לִבְּנֵילֿוֺט Sl 83,9 רַבִּים ׳ז Job 35,9 זְרֹעַ גְּדוֺלָה Ezk 17,9 (for pulling up a tree, in metaphor).
\ \ b. = divine strength Sl 71,18 (|| גְּבוּרָה), זְרֹעוֺ משְׁלָה לוֺ Es 40,10 (|| חָזָק); זְרֹעַי עַמִּים יִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּ Es 51,5 [Str thinks masculine to avoid verbal ending נָה, compare Es 49,11]; and help Es 33,2 (|| יְשׁוּעָה) compare Es 59,16; Es 63,5 see also Es 53,1.

3. Plural forces, political and military, with יִעֲמֹ֑דוּ Dan 11,15; Dan 11,31 vDan 11,22 (see Bev).

4. Shoulder of animal sacrificed, belonging to priest 4 Mos 6,19 (P) 5 Mos 18,3.