The meaning of “yâdaʻ” (H3045) — יָדַע
Understanding yâdaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, ...
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יָדַע
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. - 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.) 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 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) 1e1) to be known 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare 1g) (Hophal) to be made known 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 3:5 | “For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” Word: יָדַע (yâdaʻ) | |
| Genesis 3:5 | “For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” Word: יָדַע (yâdaʻ) | |
| Genesis 3:7 | “And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. aprons: or, things to gird about” Word: יָדַע (yâdaʻ) | |
| Genesis 3:22 | “And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:” Word: יָדַע (yâdaʻ) | |
| Genesis 4:1 | “And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired” Word: יָדַע (yâdaʻ) | |
| Genesis 4:9 | “And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?” Word: יָדַע (yâdaʻ) | |
| Genesis 4:17 | “And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. Enoch: Heb. Chanoch” Word: יָדַע (yâdaʻ) | |
| Genesis 4:25 | “And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put” Word: יָדַע (yâdaʻ) | |
| Genesis 8:11 | “And the dove came in to him in the evening ; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.” Word: יָדַע (yâdaʻ) | |
| Genesis 9:24 | “And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.” Word: יָדַע (yâdaʻ) |
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