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. Judges 2:10 יָֽדְעוּ֙ ya.de.'U · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, that knew not Jehovah, nor yet the work which he had wrought for Israel.

  2. Judges 3:1 יָדְע֔וּ ya.de.'U · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    Now these are the nations which Jehovah left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;

  3. Judges 3:2 דַּ֚עַת Da.'at · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing thereof:

  4. Judges 3:2 יְדָעֽוּם׃ ye.da.'Um · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as beforetime knew nothing thereof:

  5. Judges 3:4 לָדַ֗עַת la.Da.'at · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And they were left, to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah, which he commanded their fathers by Moses.

  6. Judges 6:37 וְיָדַעְתִּ֗י ve.ya.da'.Ti · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by me

    behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken.

  7. Judges 8:16 וַיֹּ֣דַע vai.Yo.da' · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

  8. Judges 11:39 יָדְעָ֣ה ya.de.'Ah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew not man. And it was a custom in Israel,

  9. Judges 13:16 יָדַ֣ע ya.Da' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And the angel of Jehovah said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; and if thou wilt make ready a burnt-offering, thou must offer it unto Jehovah. For Manoah knew not that he was the angel of Jehovah.

  10. Judges 13:21 יָדַ֣ע ya.Da' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    But the angel of Jehovah did no more appear to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of Jehovah.

  11. Judges 14:4 יָדְע֗וּ ya.de.'U · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    But his father and his mother knew not that it was of Jehovah; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.

  12. Judges 15:11 יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ ya.Da'.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what then is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.

  13. Judges 16:9 נוֹדַ֖ע no.Da' · An action: receiving the action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes, as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

  14. Judges 16:20 יָדַ֔ע ya.Da' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times, and shake myself free. But he knew not that Jehovah was departed from him.

  15. Judges 17:13 יָדַ֔עְתִּי ya.Da'.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    Then said Micah, Now know I that Jehovah will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

  16. Judges 18:5 וְנֵ֣דְעָ֔ה ve.Ne.de.'Ah · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.

  17. Judges 18:14 הַיְדַעְתֶּ֗ם hay.da'.Tem · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by all of you

    Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.

  18. Judges 18:14 דְּע֥וּ de.'U · A command to all of you: simple action

    Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.

  19. Judges 19:22 וְנֵדָעֶֽנּוּ׃ ve.ne.da.'E.nu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.

  20. Judges 19:25 וַיֵּדְע֣וּ vai.ye.de.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    But the men would not hearken to him: so the man laid hold on his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go.

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