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. Esther 1:13 יֹדְעֵ֣י yo.de.'Ei · An -ing word: simple action

    Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment;

  2. Esther 1:13 יֹדְעֵ֖י yo.de.'Ei · An -ing word: simple action

    Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment;

  3. Esther 2:11 לָדַ֙עַת֙ la.Da.'at · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what would become of her.

  4. Esther 2:22 וַיִּוָּדַ֤ע vai.yi.va.Da' · An action: receiving the action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the thing became known to Mordecai, who showed it unto Esther the queen; and Esther told the king thereof in Mordecai's name.

  5. Esther 4:1 יָדַע֙ ya.Da' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;

  6. Esther 4:5 לָדַ֥עַת la.Da.'at · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Then called Esther for Hathach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and charged him to go to Mordecai, to know what this was, and why it was.

  7. Esther 4:11 יֽוֹדְעִ֗ים yod.'Im · An -ing word: simple action

    All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except those to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.

  8. Esther 4:14 יוֹדֵ֔עַ yo.De.a' · An -ing word: simple action

    For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and thy father's house will perish: and who knoweth whether thou art not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

  9. Job 5:24 וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ Ve.ya.da'.ta · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by you

    And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit thy fold, and shalt miss nothing.

  10. Job 5:25 וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ Ve.ya.da'.ta · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by you

    Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, And thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

  11. Job 5:27 דַֽע־ da'- · A command to you: simple action

    Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

  12. Job 8:9 נֵדָ֑ע ne.Da' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days upon earth are a shadow);

  13. Job 9:2 יָדַ֣עְתִּי ya.Da'.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    Of a truth I know that it is so: But how can man be just with God?

  14. Job 9:5 יָדָ֑עוּ ya.Da.'u · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    Him that removeth the mountains, and they know it not, When he overturneth them in his anger;

  15. Job 9:21 אֵדַ֥ע 'e.Da' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.

  16. Job 9:28 יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי ya.Da'.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

  17. Job 10:2 הֽ֝וֹדִיעֵ֗נִי ho.di.'E.ni · A command to you: causing it

    I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; Show me wherefore thou contendest with me.

  18. Job 10:13 יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי ya.Da'.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    Yet these things thou didst hide in thy heart; I know that this is with thee:

  19. Job 11:6 וְדַ֡ע ve.Da' · A command to you: simple action

    And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

  20. Job 11:8 תֵּדָֽע׃ te.Da' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; What canst thou know?

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