יָדַע

ya.da · to know

Hebrew · Strong's H3045 · Verb · Sounds like: yaw-dah' · 945 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

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.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] 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, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
יָדַע 943 vb. know
Qal
1.
a. know, learn to know
b. perceive
c. perceive and see; find out and discern
d. discriminate, distinguish
e. know by experience
f. recognize, admit, acknowledge, confess
g. consider
h. not know = not expect
2. know a person, be acquainted with
3. know a person carnally, of sexual intercourse
4.
a. know how, to do a thing, be able to do it
b. be skilful in
5. abs. have knowledge, be wise
Niph.
1. be made known, be or become known, of things
2. make oneself known of pers.
3. be perceived
4. be instructed
Pi. cause to know
Pu. known
Hiph. make known, declare
Hoph. made known
Hithp. make oneself known

Every occurrence

  1. 2 Samuel 1:5 יָדַ֔עְתָּ ya.Da'.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?

  2. 2 Samuel 1:10 יָדַ֔עְתִּי ya.Da'.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    So I stood beside him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.

  3. 2 Samuel 2:26 יָדַ֔עְתָּה ya.Da'.tah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

  4. 2 Samuel 3:25 יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ ya.Da'.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.

  5. 2 Samuel 3:25 וְלָדַ֜עַת ve.la.Da.'at · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.

  6. 2 Samuel 3:25 וְלָדַ֕עַת ve.la.Da.'at · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest.

  7. 2 Samuel 3:26 יָדָֽע׃ ya.Da' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.

  8. 2 Samuel 3:37 וַיֵּדְע֧וּ vai.ye.de.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.

  9. 2 Samuel 3:38 תֵדְע֔וּ te.de.'U · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

  10. 2 Samuel 5:12 וַיֵּ֣דַע vai.Ye.da' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And David perceived that Jehovah had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.

  11. 2 Samuel 7:20 יָדַ֥עְתָּ ya.Da'.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord Jehovah.

  12. 2 Samuel 7:21 לְהוֹדִ֖יעַ le.ho.Di.a' · The “to do” form of an action: causing it

    For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou wrought all this greatness, to make thy servant know it.

  13. 2 Samuel 11:16 יָדַ֔ע ya.Da' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men were.

  14. 2 Samuel 11:20 יְדַעְתֶּ֔ם ye.da'.Tem · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by all of you

    it shall be that, if the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore went ye so nigh unto the city to fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

  15. 2 Samuel 12:22 יוֹדֵ֔עַ yo.De.a' · An -ing word: simple action

    And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knoweth whether Jehovah will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?

  16. 2 Samuel 14:1 וַיֵּ֖דַע vai.Ye.da' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

  17. 2 Samuel 14:20 לָדַ֖עַת la.Da.'at · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    to change the face of the matter hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

  18. 2 Samuel 14:22 יָדַ֨ע ya.Da' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and did obeisance, and blessed the king: and Joab said, To-day thy servant knoweth that I have found favor in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath performed the request of his servant.

  19. 2 Samuel 15:11 יָדְע֖וּ ya.de.'U · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were invited, and went in their simplicity; and they knew not anything.

  20. 2 Samuel 17:8 יָ֠דַעְתָּ Ya.da'.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Hushai said moreover, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

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