ARM

Arm. Arm
Used to denote power (Ps. 10:15; Ezek. 30:21; Jer. 48:25). It is also used of the omnipotence of God (Ex. 15:16; Ps. 89:13; 98:1; 77:15; Isa. 53:1; John 12:38; Acts 13:17)

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ARM. → FIGURATIVE USE OF Ex 6:6; 15:16; De 4:34; 5:15; 7:19; 9:29; 11:2; 26:8; 33:27; 1Ki 8:42; 2Ki 17:36; 2Ch 6:32; Ps 77:15; 89:10,13,21; 98:1; 136:12; So 2:6; Isa 33:2; 40:10,11; 51:5,9; 52:10; 53:1; 59:16; 62:8; 63:5,12; Jer 21:5; 27:5; 32:17; Eze 20:33; Lu 1:51; Ac 13:17
* See ANTHROPOMORPHISMS

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arm. Arm, n. a limb of the body, branch, inlet, strength

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Arm (�), n. [[AS. arm, earm; akin to OHG. aram, G., D., Dan., & Sw. arm, Icel. armr, Goth. arms, L. armus arm, shoulder, and prob. to Gr. � joining, joint, shoulder, fr. the root � to join, to fit together; cf. Slav. rame. �. See Art, Article.]] 1. 1. The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.
2. 2. Anything resembling an arm; as, (a) The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear. (b) A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal. (c) A branch of a tree. (d) A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a steelyard. (e) (Naut) The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke. (f) An inlet of water from the sea. (g) A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc.
3. 3. Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law.
To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? Isa. lii. 1. Arm's end, the end of the arm; a good distance off. Dryden. — Arm's length, the length of the arm. — Arm's reach, reach of the arm; the distance the arm can reach. — To go (or walk) arm in arm, to go with the arm or hand of one linked in the arm of another. “When arm in armwe went along.” Tennyson. — To keep at arm's length, to keep at a distance (literally or figuratively); not to allow to come into close contact or familiar intercourse. — To work at arm's length, to work disadvantageously.