Keyad hamelekh (כיד המלך) means generously in Hebrew.
It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כְּיַד הַמֶּלֶךְ
keyad hamelekh
adverb
In English
generously
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Keyad hamelekh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בשפע, בנדיבות.
וְהַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה נָתַן לְמַלְכַּת שְׁבָא אֶת כָּל חֶפְצָהּ אֲשֶׁר שָׁאָלָה מִלְּבַד אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָהּ כְּיַד הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה וַתֵּפֶן וַתֵּלֶךְ לְאַרְצָהּ הִיא וַעֲבָדֶיהָ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Keyad hamelekh is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- כְּיַד הַמֶּלֶךְ
- Written without vowel points
- כיד המלך
- Said
- keyad hamelekh
- Gematria
- 129
This is how Keyad hamelekh is said in other languages.
- English
- generously
- Arabic
- بِسَخَاء, بِكَرَم
These words come before and after Keyad hamelekh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Keyad hamelekh.
What does Keyad hamelekh (כיד המלך) mean in Hebrew?
Keyad hamelekh (כיד המלך) means generously. It is said keyad hamelekh, with the stress on yad.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כיד המלך of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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