Hebrew · Strong's H3381 · Verb
יָרַד
ya·rad
to go down
381times used
346verses
32books
How it's translated
- and he went down32
- and they went down18
- go down15
- those who go down of11
- and he came down10
- they went down10
- come down8
- and it goes down8
Definition
1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go or come down
1a2) to sink
1a3) to be prostrated
1a4) to come down (of revelation)
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to bring down
The forms it takes
Form
- Wayyiqtol (“and he did”) 25% and then …: the storyteller’s past
- Perfect (qatal) 16% a complete action, usually past
- Imperfect (yiqtol) 15% incomplete: ongoing, future or possible
- Participle 13% one who is doing
- Weqatal (“and he will”) 13% and then …: future or instructions
- Imperative 9% 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
- Genesis35
- 1 Samuel35
- Judges29
- 2 Kings23
- Psalms23
- Isaiah23
- Ezekiel23
- Exodus19
- 2 Samuel17
- Joshua16
…and 22 more books.
Every verse
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