5495 cheir {khire}
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; n f
AV - hand 178, not tr 1; 179
1) by the help or agency of any one, by means of any one
2) fig. applied to God symbolising his might, activity, power
2a) in creating the universe
2b) in upholding and preserving (God is present protecting
and aiding one)
2c) in punishing
2d) in determining and controlling the destinies of men