Commonly translated as “consecrate,” the Hebrew מִלֵּאתָ יַד mi’ley’ta yad (H4390 + H3027) is literally translated as “fill the hand.”
This term is an idiom of uncertain meaning, but the same phrase is used in Akkadian to mean the placing of a relevant tool or insignia (such as a scepter for a king) in the hand of one being installed in a high office. – Jeff Benner
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