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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. Isaiah 7:15לְדַעְתּ֛וֹ · By the time He knows [enough]
    By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.
  2. Isaiah 7:16יֵדַ֥ע · knows [enough]
    For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
  3. Isaiah 8:4יֵדַ֣ע · knows
    For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”
  4. Isaiah 9:9וְיָדְעוּ֙ · will know it
    All the people will know it—Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say:
  5. Isaiah 12:4הוֹדִ֥יעוּ · Make
    …and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
  6. Isaiah 12:5מְיֻדַּעַת · be known
    Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things. Let this be known in all the earth.
  7. Isaiah 19:12וְיֵ֣דְע֔וּ · and reveal
    Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.
  8. Isaiah 19:21וְנוֹדַ֤ע · will make Himself known; וְיָדְע֥וּ · will acknowledge
    The LORD will make Himself known to Egypt, and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them.
  9. Isaiah 29:11יוֹדֵ֥עַ · someone to read
    And the entire vision will be to you like the words sealed in a scroll. If it is handed to someone to read, he will say, “I cannot, because it is sealed.”
  10. Isaiah 29:12יָדַ֥ע · to read; יָדַ֖עְתִּי
    Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.”
  11. Isaiah 29:15יוֹדְעֵֽנוּ׃ · will know
    Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”
  12. Isaiah 29:24וְיָדְע֥וּ · will come
    Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”
  13. Isaiah 32:4לָדָ֑עַת · and understand
    The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
  14. Isaiah 33:13וּדְע֥וּ · acknowledge
    You who are far off, hear what I have done; you who are near, acknowledge My might.”
  15. Isaiah 37:20וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ · may know
    And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
  16. Isaiah 37:28יָדָ֑עְתִּי · But I know
    But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me.
  17. Isaiah 38:19יוֹדִ֖יעַ · will tell
    The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.
  18. Isaiah 40:13יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃ · or informed Him
    Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor?
  19. Isaiah 40:14יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃ · and showed Him
    Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?
  20. Isaiah 40:21תֵֽדְעוּ֙ · know
    Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been declared to you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the foundation of the earth?
  21. Isaiah 40:28יָדַ֜עְתָּ · know
    Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.
  22. Isaiah 41:20וְיֵדְע֗וּ · and know
    …so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.”
  23. Isaiah 41:22וְנֵדְעָ֣ה · and know
    “Let them come and tell us what will happen. Tell the former things, so that we may reflect on them and know the outcome. Or announce to us what is coming.
  24. Isaiah 41:23וְנֵ֣דְעָ֔ה · so that we may know
    Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay.
  25. Isaiah 41:26וְנֵדָ֔עָה · so that we may know
    Who has declared this from the beginning, so that we may know, and from times past, so that we may say: ‘He was right’? No one announced it, no one foretold it, no one heard your words.
  26. Isaiah 42:16יָדָ֔עוּ · know; יָדְע֖וּ
    I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.
  27. Isaiah 42:25יָדָ֔ע · understand
    So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.
  28. Isaiah 43:10תֵּ֠דְעוּ · you may consider
    “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.
  29. Isaiah 43:19תֵֽדָע֑וּהָ · see it
    Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
  30. Isaiah 44:8יָדָֽעְתִּי׃ · I know
    Do not tremble or fear. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? You are My witnesses! Is there any God but Me? There is no other Rock; I know not one.”
  31. Isaiah 44:9יֵדְע֖וּ · or comprehend
    All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.
  32. Isaiah 44:18יָדְע֖וּ · comprehend
    They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.
  33. Isaiah 45:3תֵּדַ֗ע · you may know
    I will give you the treasures of darkness and the riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
  34. Isaiah 45:4יְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ · known Me
    For the sake of Jacob My servant and Israel My chosen one, I call you by name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me.
  35. Isaiah 45:5יְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ · known Me
    I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me. I will equip you for battle, though you have not known Me,
  36. Isaiah 45:6יֵדְע֗וּ · all may know
    …so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
  37. Isaiah 45:20יָדְע֗וּ · Ignorant [are]
    Come, gather together, and draw near, you fugitives from the nations. Ignorant are those who carry idols of wood and pray to a god that cannot save.
  38. Isaiah 47:8אֵדַ֖ע · or know
    So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’
  39. Isaiah 47:11תֵדְעִי֙ · know; תֵדָֽעִי׃
    But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.
  40. Isaiah 47:13מֽוֹדִיעִם֙ · predict
    You are wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly predict your fate.
  41. Isaiah 48:4מִדַּעְתִּ֕י · For I knew
    For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.
  42. Isaiah 48:6יְדַעְתָּֽם׃
    You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not acknowledge them? From now on I will tell you of new things, hidden things unknown to you.
  43. Isaiah 48:7יְדַעְתִּֽין׃ · knew them
    They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot claim, ‘I already knew them!’
  44. Isaiah 48:8יָדַ֔עְתָּ · understood; יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ · I knew
    You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.
  45. Isaiah 49:23וְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ · Then you will know
    Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”