Hebrew · Strong's H3045 · Verb
יָדַע
ya·da
to know
945times used
873verses
35books
How it's translated
- i know72
- and you will know59
- and they will know48
- you know44
- to know30
- he knows29
- is knowing28
- he knew26
Definition
1) to know
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to know
1a1a) to know, learn to know
1a1b) to perceive
1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern
1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish
1a1e) to know by experience
The forms it takes
Stem
Form
- Perfect (qatal) 38% a complete action, usually past
- Imperfect (yiqtol) 17% incomplete: ongoing, future or possible
- Weqatal (“and he will”) 14% and then …: future or instructions
- Participle 10% one who is doing
- Infinitive 8% “to …”, or for emphasis
- Imperative 6% a command
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Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Ezekiel97
- Psalms91
- Job69
- Isaiah65
- Jeremiah62
- Genesis52
- 1 Samuel51
- Exodus43
- Deuteronomy43
- Proverbs33
…and 25 more books.
Every verse
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