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יָרַד

ya.radto go downHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb380 occurrences32 books345 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
Traditional renderings: × abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, × indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.

In the Greek Old Testament

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

380 total
  1. Joshua 18:13וְיָרַ֤ד · and went down
    From there the border crossed over to the southern slope of Luz (that is, Bethel) and went down to Ataroth-addar on the hill south of Lower Beth-horon.
  2. Joshua 18:16וְיָרַ֨ד · went down; וְיָרַד֩ · and ran down; וְיָרַ֖ד · and downward
    Then it went down to the foot of the hill that faces the Valley of Ben-hinnom at the northern end of the Valley of Rephaim and ran down the Valley of Hinnom toward the southern slope of the Jebusites and downward to En-rogel.
  3. Joshua 18:17וְיָרַ֕ד · and continued down
    From there it curved northward and proceeded to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth facing the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.
  4. Joshua 18:18וְיָרַ֖ד · and went down
    Then it went on to the northern slope of Beth-arabah and went down into the valley.
  5. Joshua 24:4יָרְד֥וּ · went down
    …and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
  6. Judges 1:9יָֽרְדוּ֙ · marched down
    Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills.
  7. Judges 1:34לָרֶ֥דֶת · to come down
    The Amorites forced the Danites into the hill country and did not allow them to come down into the plain.
  8. Judges 3:27וַיֵּרְד֨וּ · came down
    On arriving in Seirah, he blew the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hills, and he became their leader.
  9. Judges 3:28וַיֵּרְד֣וּ · So they followed him down
    “Follow me,” he told them, “for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they followed him down and seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and they did not allow anyone to cross over.
  10. Judges 4:14וַיֵּ֤רֶד · came down
    Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise, for this is the day that the LORD has delivered Sisera into your hand. Has not the LORD gone before you?” So Barak came down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.
  11. Judges 4:15וַיֵּ֧רֶד · abandoned
    And in front of him the LORD routed with the sword Sisera, all his charioteers, and all his army. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot.
  12. Judges 5:11יָרְד֥וּ · went down
    …the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates:
  13. Judges 5:13יְרַ֣ד · came down; יְרַד־ · came down
    Then the survivors came down to the nobles; the people of the LORD came down to me against the mighty.
  14. Judges 5:14יָֽרְדוּ֙ · came down
    Some came from Ephraim, with their roots in Amalek; Benjamin came with your people after you. The commanders came down from Machir, the bearers of the marshal’s staff from Zebulun.
  15. Judges 7:4הוֹרֵ֤ד · Take them down
    Then the LORD said to Gideon, “There are still too many men. Take them down to the water, and I will sift them for you there. If I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go. But if I say, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.”
  16. Judges 7:5וַיּ֥וֹרֶד · down
    So Gideon brought the men down to the water, and the LORD said to him, “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues like a dog from those who kneel to drink.”
  17. Judges 7:9רֵ֣ד · [and] go down
    That night the LORD said to Gideon, “Get up and go down against the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand.
  18. Judges 7:10לָרֶ֑דֶת · to [do so]; רֵ֥ד · then go down
    But if you are afraid to do so, then go down to the camp with your servant Purah
  19. Judges 7:11וְיָרַדְתָּ֖ · to attack; וַיֵּ֤רֶד · went
    …and listen to what they are saying. Then your hands will be strengthened to attack the camp.” So he went with Purah his servant to the outposts where armed men were guarding the camp.
  20. Judges 7:24רְד֞וּ · Come down
    Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim to say, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Beth-barah.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they captured the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth-barah.
  21. Judges 9:36יוֹרֵ֔ד · are coming down
    When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountains!” But Zebul replied, “The shadows of the mountains look like men to you.”
  22. Judges 9:37יֽוֹרְדִ֔ים · are coming down
    Then Gaal spoke up again, “Look, people are coming down from the center of the land, and one company is coming by way of the Diviners’ Oak.”
  23. Judges 11:37וְיָרַדְתִּ֣י
    She also said to her father, “Let me do this one thing: Let me wander for two months through the mountains with my friends and mourn my virginity.”
  24. Judges 14:1וַיֵּ֥רֶד · went down
    One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.
  25. Judges 14:5וַיֵּ֧רֶד · went down
    Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him,
  26. Judges 14:7וַיֵּ֖רֶד · Then [Samson] continued on his way down
    Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to his eyes.
  27. Judges 14:10וַיֵּ֥רֶד · went
    Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.
  28. Judges 14:19וַיֵּ֨רֶד · and he went down
    Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,
  29. Judges 15:8וַיֵּ֣רֶד · and then went down
    And he struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter, and then went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam.
  30. Judges 15:11וַיֵּרְד֡וּ · went
    In response, three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, “Do you not realize that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?” “I have done to them what they did to me,” he replied.
  31. Judges 15:12יָרַ֔דְנוּ · We have come down
    But they said to him, “We have come down to arrest you and hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson replied, “Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves.”
  32. Judges 16:21וַיּוֹרִ֨ידוּ · and brought him down
    Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.
  33. Judges 16:31וַיֵּרְד֨וּ · came down
    Then Samson’s brothers and his father’s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. And he had judged Israel twenty years.
  34. Judges 19:11רַ֣ד · gone
    When they were near Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Please, let us stop at this Jebusite city and spend the night here.”
  35. Ruth 3:3וְיָרַדְתִּי · Go down
    Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
  36. Ruth 3:6וַתֵּ֖רֶד · So she went down
    So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her to do.
  37. 1 Samuel 2:6מוֹרִ֥יד · He brings
    The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
  38. 1 Samuel 6:15הוֹרִ֣ידוּ׀ · took down
    And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold objects, and they placed them on the large rock. That day the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the LORD.
  39. 1 Samuel 6:21רְד֕וּ · Come down
    So they sent messengers to the people of Kiriath-jearim, saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up with you.”
  40. 1 Samuel 9:25וַיֵּרְד֥וּ · And after they had come down
    And after they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof of his house.
  41. 1 Samuel 9:27יֽוֹרְדִים֙ · were going down
    As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us, but you stay for a while, and I will reveal to you the word of God.” So the servant went on.
  42. 1 Samuel 10:5יֹרְדִ֣ים · coming down
    After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
  43. 1 Samuel 10:8וְיָרַדְתָּ֣ · And you shall go; יֹרֵ֣ד · will come
    And you shall go before me to Gilgal, and surely I will come to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you are to do.”
  44. 1 Samuel 13:12יֵרְד֨וּ · will descend
    I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”