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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. Ezekiel 32:18י֥וֹרְדֵי · those who descend
    “Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit:
  2. Ezekiel 32:19רְדָ֥ה · Go down
    Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be placed with the uncircumcised!
  3. Ezekiel 32:21יָֽרְד֛וּ · They have come down
    Mighty chiefs will speak from the midst of Sheol about Egypt and her allies: ‘They have come down and lie with the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword.’
  4. Ezekiel 32:24יָרְד֥וּ · who went down; י֥וֹרְדֵי · those who descend
    Elam is there with all her multitudes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—those who went down uncircumcised to the earth below, who once spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit.
  5. Ezekiel 32:25י֣וֹרְדֵי · those who descend
    Among the slain they prepare a resting place for Elam with all her hordes, with her graves all around her. All of them are uncircumcised, slain by the sword, although their terror was once spread in the land of the living. They bear their disgrace with those who descend to the Pit. They are placed among the slain.
  6. Ezekiel 32:27יָרְדֽוּ־ · went down
    They do not lie down with the fallen warriors of old, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were placed under their heads, whose shields rested on their bones, although the terror of the mighty was once in the land of the living.
  7. Ezekiel 32:29יֹ֥רְדֵי · those who descend
    Edom is there, and all her kings and princes, who despite their might are laid among those slain by the sword. They lie down with the uncircumcised, with those who descend to the Pit.
  8. Ezekiel 32:30יָרְד֣וּ · went down; י֥וֹרְדֵי · those who descend
    All the leaders of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down in disgrace with the slain, despite the terror of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bear their shame with those who descend to the Pit.
  9. Ezekiel 34:26וְהוֹרַדְתִּ֤י · I will send down
    I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.
  10. Ezekiel 47:1יֹרְדִ֗ים · was coming down
    Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar.
  11. Ezekiel 47:8וְיָרְד֖וּ · and goes down
    And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Dead Sea, the water there becomes fresh.
  12. Hosea 7:12אֽוֹרִידֵ֑ם · I will bring them down
    As they go, I will spread My net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the air. I will chastise them when I hear them flocking together.
  13. Joel 2:23וַיּ֣וֹרֶד · He sends
    Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
  14. Joel 3:2וְה֣וֹרַדְתִּ֔ים · and bring them down
    I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.
  15. Amos 3:11וְהוֹרִ֤ד · he will pull down
    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “An enemy will surround the land; he will pull down your strongholds and plunder your citadels.”
  16. Amos 6:2וּרְד֣וּ · then go down
    Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?
  17. Amos 9:2אוֹרִידֵֽם׃ · I will pull them down
    Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.
  18. Obadiah 1:3יוֹרִדֵ֖נִי · can bring me down
    The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’
  19. Obadiah 1:4אוֹרִֽידְךָ֖ · I will bring you down
    Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
  20. Jonah 1:3וַיֵּ֨רֶד · He went down; וַיֵּ֤רֶד · and went aboard
    Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
  21. Jonah 1:5יָרַד֙ · had gone down
    The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
  22. Jonah 2:6יָרַ֔דְתִּי · I descended
    To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!
  23. Micah 1:3וְיָרַ֥ד · He will come down
    For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
  24. Micah 1:12יָ֤רַד · came down
    For the dwellers of Maroth pined for good, but calamity came down from the LORD, even to the gate of Jerusalem.
  25. Haggai 2:22וְיָרְד֤וּ · will fall
    I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.
  26. Zechariah 10:11וְהוּרַד֙ · will be brought down
    They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.
  27. Zechariah 11:2יָרַ֖ד · has been cut down
    Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down!