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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. Hosea 2:20וְיָדַ֖עַתְּ · and you will know
    And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.”
  2. Hosea 5:3יָדַ֣עְתִּי · know all about
    I know all about Ephraim, and Israel is not hidden from Me. For now, O Ephraim, you have turned to prostitution; Israel is defiled.
  3. Hosea 5:4יָדָֽעוּ׃ · know
    Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the LORD.
  4. Hosea 5:9הוֹדַ֖עְתִּי · I proclaim
    Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of rebuke. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain.
  5. Hosea 6:3וְנֵדְעָ֣ה · So let us know; לָדַ֙עַת֙ · to know
    So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
  6. Hosea 7:9יָדָ֑ע · notice; יָדָֽע׃ · know
    Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know.
  7. Hosea 8:2יְֽדַעֲנ֖וּךָ · we know You
    Israel cries out to Me, “O our God, we know You!”
  8. Hosea 8:4יָדָ֑עְתִּי · My approval
    They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction.
  9. Hosea 9:7יֵדְע֖וּ · know it
    The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.
  10. Hosea 11:3יָדְע֖וּ · realized
    It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms, but they never realized that it was I who healed them.
  11. Hosea 13:4תֵדָ֔ע · you know
    Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me.
  12. Hosea 13:5יְדַעְתִּ֖יךָ · knew you
    I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of drought.
  13. Hosea 14:9וְיֵֽדָעֵ֑ם · let him know them
    Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
  14. Joel 2:14יוֹדֵ֖עַ · knows
    Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him—grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God.
  15. Joel 2:27וִידַעְתֶּ֗ם · Then you will know
    Then you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.
  16. Joel 3:17וִֽידַעְתֶּ֗ם · Then you will know
    Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.
  17. Amos 3:2יָדַ֔עְתִּי · have I known
    “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
  18. Amos 3:10יָדְע֥וּ · For they know
    “For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”
  19. Amos 5:12יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ · I know [that]
    For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.
  20. Amos 5:16י֥וֹדְעֵי · and the mourners
    Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail.
  21. Jonah 1:7וְנֵ֣דְעָ֔ה · to find out
    “Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
  22. Jonah 1:10יָדְע֣וּ · knew
    Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
  23. Jonah 1:12יוֹדֵ֣עַ · know
    “Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.”
  24. Jonah 3:9יוֹדֵ֣עַ · knows
    Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
  25. Jonah 4:2יָדַ֗עְתִּי · I knew
    So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.
  26. Jonah 4:11יָדַע֙ · tell
    So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”
  27. Micah 3:1לָדַ֖עַת · know
    Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?
  28. Micah 4:12יָֽדְעוּ֙ · know
    But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan, for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
  29. Micah 6:5דַּ֖עַת · you may acknowledge
    My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.’”
  30. Nahum 1:7וְיֹדֵ֖עַ · He cares for
    The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
  31. Nahum 3:17נוֹדַ֥ע · one knows
    Your guards are like the swarming locust, and your scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where.
  32. Habakkuk 2:14לָדַ֖עַת · with the knowledge
    For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
  33. Habakkuk 3:2תּוֹדִ֑יעַ · make them known
    O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!
  34. Zephaniah 3:5יוֹדֵ֥עַ · know
    The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.
  35. Zechariah 2:9וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם · Then you will know
    I will surely wave My hand over them, so that they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me.”
  36. Zechariah 2:11וְיָדַ֕עַתְּ · and you will know
    “On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.
  37. Zechariah 4:5יָדַ֖עְתָּ · know
    “Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.
  38. Zechariah 4:9וְיָ֣דַעְתָּ֔ · Then you will know
    “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.
  39. Zechariah 4:13יָדַ֖עְתָּ · know
    “Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied.
  40. Zechariah 6:15וִידַעְתֶּ֕ם · and you will know
    Even those far away will come and build the temple of the LORD, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you. This will happen if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.”
  41. Zechariah 7:14יְדָע֔וּם · known
    But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”
  42. Zechariah 11:11וַיֵּדְע֨וּ · knew
    It was revoked on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of the LORD.
  43. Zechariah 14:7יִוָּדַ֥ע · known
    It will be a unique day known only to the LORD, without day or night; but when evening comes, there will be light.
  44. Malachi 2:4וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם · Then you will know
    Then you will know that I have sent you this commandment so that My covenant with Levi may continue,” says the LORD of Hosts.