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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. Nehemiah 13:10וָאֵ֣דְעָ֔ה · I also learned
    I also learned that because the portions for the Levites had not been given to them, all the Levites and singers responsible for performing the service had gone back to their own fields.
  2. Esther 1:13יֹדְעֵ֣י · who knew; יֹדְעֵ֖י · the experts
    Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
  3. Esther 2:11לָדַ֙עַת֙ · to learn
    And every day Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the harem to learn about Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her.
  4. Esther 2:22וַיִּוָּדַ֤ע · learned
    When Mordecai learned of the plot, he reported it to Queen Esther, and she informed the king on Mordecai’s behalf.
  5. Esther 4:1יָדַע֙ · learned of
    When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
  6. Esther 4:5לָדַ֥עַת · to learn
    Then Esther summoned Hathach, one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to her, and she dispatched him to Mordecai to learn what was troubling him and why.
  7. Esther 4:11יֽוֹדְעִ֗ים · know
    “All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”
  8. Esther 4:14יוֹדֵ֔עַ · knows
    For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
  9. Job 5:24וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ · You will know
    You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.
  10. Job 5:25וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ · You will know
    You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like the grass of the earth.
  11. Job 5:27דַֽע־ · know
    Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”
  12. Job 8:9נֵדָ֑ע · and know
    For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.
  13. Job 9:2יָדַ֣עְתִּי · I know
    “Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?
  14. Job 9:5יָדָ֑עוּ · their knowledge
    He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger.
  15. Job 9:21אֵדַ֥ע · concern
    Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.
  16. Job 9:28יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי · I know
    I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.
  17. Job 10:2הֽ֝וֹדִיעֵ֗נִי · Let me know
    I will say to God: Do not condemn me! Let me know why You prosecute me.
  18. Job 10:13יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי · and I know
    Yet You concealed these things in Your heart, and I know that this was in Your mind:
  19. Job 11:6וְדַ֡ע · Know
    …and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.
  20. Job 11:8תֵּדָֽע׃ · can you know
    They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
  21. Job 11:11יָדַ֣ע · knows
    Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
  22. Job 12:9יָדַ֣ע · know
    Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
  23. Job 13:2יָדַ֣עְתִּי · know
    What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.
  24. Job 13:18יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי · I know
    See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.
  25. Job 13:23הֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ · Reveal to me
    How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal to me my transgression and sin.
  26. Job 14:21יֵדָ֑ע · know it
    If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.
  27. Job 15:9יָּ֭דַעְתָּ · do you know; נֵדָ֑ע
    What do you know that we do not? What do you understand that is not clear to us?
  28. Job 15:23יָדַ֓ע׀ · he knows
    He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand.
  29. Job 18:21יָדַֽע־ · know
    Surely such is the dwelling of the wicked and the place of one who does not know God.”
  30. Job 19:6דְּֽעוּ־ · understand
    …then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.
  31. Job 19:13וְ֝יֹדְעַ֗י · my acquaintances
    He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
  32. Job 19:14וּֽמְיֻדָּעַ֥י · and my friends
    My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.
  33. Job 19:25יָ֭דַעְתִּי · know
    But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
  34. Job 19:29תֵּדְע֣וּן · you may know
    …then you should fear the sword yourselves, because wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.”
  35. Job 20:4יָ֭דַעְתָּ · Do you not know
    Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,
  36. Job 20:20יָדַ֣ע · satisfied
    Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.
  37. Job 21:19וְיֵדָֽע׃ · so he will know it
    It is said that God lays up one’s punishment for his children. Let God repay the man himself, so he will know it.
  38. Job 21:27יָ֭דַעְתִּי · I know
    Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.
  39. Job 22:13יָּ֣דַֽע · know
    Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?
  40. Job 23:3יָ֭דַעְתִּי · I knew
    If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
  41. Job 23:5אֵ֭דְעָה · I would learn
    I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say.
  42. Job 23:10יָ֭דַע · He knows
    Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
  43. Job 24:1וְיֹדְעוֹ · Why may those who know Him
    “Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?
  44. Job 24:16יָ֥דְעוּ · to experience
    In the dark they dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.
  45. Job 26:3הוֹדָֽעְתָּ׃ · [and] provided
    How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!
  46. Job 28:7יְדָ֣עוֹ · knows
    No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.
  47. Job 28:13יָדַ֣ע · can know
    No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.
  48. Job 28:23יָדַ֥ע · knows
    But God understands its way, and He knows its place.