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יָדַע

ya.dato knowHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb946 occurrences35 books874 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
Traditional renderings: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, × could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, be learned, lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, × prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), × will be, wist, wit, wot.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָדַע:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

946 total
  1. Job 29:16יָדַ֣עְתִּי
    I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
  2. Job 30:23יָ֭דַעְתִּי · I know that
    Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.
  3. Job 31:6וְיֵדַ֥ע · may know
    …let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.
  4. Job 32:7יֹדִ֥יעוּ · should teach
    I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.
  5. Job 32:22יָדַ֣עְתִּי · know how
    For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.
  6. Job 34:2וְ֝יֹדְעִ֗ים · O men of learning
    “Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.
  7. Job 34:4נֵדְעָ֖ה · let us learn
    Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.
  8. Job 34:33יָדַ֥עְתָּ · you know
    Should God repay you on your own terms when you have disavowed Him? You must choose, not I; so tell me what you know.
  9. Job 35:15יָדַ֖ע · taken much notice
    …and further, that in His anger He has not punished or taken much notice of folly!
  10. Job 36:26נֵדָ֑ע · our knowledge
    Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.
  11. Job 37:5נֵדָֽע׃ · comprehend
    God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend.
  12. Job 37:7לָ֝דַ֗עַת · may know
    He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.
  13. Job 37:15הֲ֭תֵדַע · Do you know
    Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
  14. Job 37:16הֲ֭תֵדַע · Do you understand
    Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
  15. Job 37:19ה֭וֹדִיעֵנוּ · Teach us
    Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
  16. Job 38:3וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ · and you shall inform Me
    Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
  17. Job 38:4יָדַ֥עְתָּ · you have understanding
    Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
  18. Job 38:5תֵדָ֑ע · you know
    Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it?
  19. Job 38:12יִדַּעְתָּה · or assigned
    In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place,
  20. Job 38:18יָדַ֥עְתָּ · you know
    Have you surveyed the extent of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this.
  21. Job 38:21יָ֭דַעְתָּ · Surely you know
    Surely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great!
  22. Job 38:33הֲ֭יָדַעְתָּ · Do you know
    Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set their dominion over the earth?
  23. Job 39:1הֲיָדַ֗עְתָּ · Do you know
    “Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?
  24. Job 39:2וְ֝יָדַ֗עְתָּ · Do you know
    Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth?
  25. Job 40:7וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ · and you shall inform Me
    “Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
  26. Job 42:2יָדַעְתָּ · I know
    “I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.
  27. Job 42:3אֵדָֽע׃ · to know
    You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
  28. Job 42:4וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ · and you shall inform Me
    You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak. I will question you, and you shall inform Me.’
  29. Job 42:11יֹדְעָ֣יו · acquaintances
    All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
  30. Psalm 1:6יוֹדֵ֣עַ · guards
    For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
  31. Psalm 4:3וּדְע֗וּ · Know
    Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.
  32. Psalm 9:10יוֹדְעֵ֣י · Those who know
    Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
  33. Psalm 9:16נ֤וֹדַ֨ע׀ · is known
    The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
  34. Psalm 9:20יֵדְע֥וּ · know
    Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah
  35. Psalm 14:4יָדְעוּ֮ · learn
    Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD.
  36. Psalm 16:11תּֽוֹדִיעֵנִי֮ · You have made known to me
    You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
  37. Psalm 18:43יָדַ֣עְתִּי · known
    You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
  38. Psalm 20:6יָדַ֗עְתִּי · I know
    Now I know that the LORD saves His anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His right hand.
  39. Psalm 25:4הוֹדִיעֵ֑נִי · Show me
    Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.
  40. Psalm 25:14לְהוֹדִיעָֽם׃ · and reveals
    The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
  41. Psalm 31:7יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּ · You have known
    I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.
  42. Psalm 31:11לִֽמְיֻדָּ֫עָ֥י · by my friends
    Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.
  43. Psalm 32:5אוֹדִ֪יעֲךָ֡ · Then I acknowledged
    Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
  44. Psalm 35:8יֵ֫דָ֥ע
    May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
  45. Psalm 35:11יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי · I know
    Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
  46. Psalm 35:15יָדַ֑עְתִּי · know
    But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
  47. Psalm 36:10לְיֹדְעֶ֑יךָ · to those who know You
    Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
  48. Psalm 37:18יוֹדֵ֣עַ · knows
    The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
  49. Psalm 39:4הוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִי · Show me; אֵ֝דְעָ֗ה · Let me know
    “Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.