The meaning of “יָרַד”
Understanding yârad reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(...
יָרַד
[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down. - to descend (literally, to go downwards - or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc. - or figuratively, to fall) - causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications) 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 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 42:38 | “And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. ” Word: יָרַד (yârad) | |
| Judges 7:24 | “And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth–barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth–barah and Jordan.” Word: יָרַד (yârad) | |
| 1 Chronicles 11:22 | “Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.” Word: יָרַד (yârad) | |
| Ecclesiastes 3:21 | “Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?” Word: יָרַד (yârad) | |
| Hosea 7:12 | “When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.” Word: יָרַד (yârad) |
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