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Genesis 25:26

וְ אַחֲרֵי כֵן יָצָא אָחִיו וְ יָדֹו אֹחֶזֶת בַּ עֲקֵב עֵשָׂו וַ יִּקְרָא שְׁמֹו יַעֲקֹב וְ יִצְחָק בֶּן שִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה בְּ לֶדֶת אֹתָם
And the back of an upright his brother has gone out, and his hand is her-grasping866 in the heel of Prepared.
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The Scripture is incredibly choosy and deliberate with its words. This is the feminine singular participle verb – she who grasps or her seizing. Yad, the hand, is the feminine subject. Strong’s #270, achaz. To grasp, take hold. Very particular to the hand.