She layeth
shalach (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
her hands
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
to the spindle
kiyshowr (kee-shore')
literally, a director, i.e. the spindle or shank of a distaff, by which it is twirled -- spindle.
and her hands
kaph (kaf)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
hold
tamak (taw-mak')
to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close -- (take, up-)hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).
the distaff
pelek (peh'-lek)
a circuit (i.e. district); also a spindle (as whirled); hence, a crutch -- (di-)staff, participle
