eg.roph denotes the hand formed for striking, in legal injury and condemnatory violence.

The two occurrences show a striking hand: in Exodus 21:18 it is an instrument used when one combatant strikes another, and in Isaiah 58:4 it characterizes wrongful violence amid strife and fasting.

1. A hand used to strike · dominant

   In Exodus 21:18, the masculine singular absolute form occurs in the clause where one man strikes another with a stone or with a fist; the APB renders the verse's instrument as "with a fist." In Isaiah 58:4, the masculine singular construct form occurs in the charge of striking "with a wicked fist" amid strife and contention.

   Exodus 21:18Isaiah 58:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "a fist" in Exodus 21:18 and "a wicked fist" in Isaiah 58:4. These are translation renderings of the clauses rather than definitions.