יָדָה
ya.dah
“to give thanks”
Definition
physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
a primitive root; used only as denominative from H3027 (יָד); literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand;
- to throw, shoot, cast 1a) (Qal) to shoot (arrows) 1b) (Piel) to cast, cast down, throw down 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to give thanks, laud, praise 1c2) to confess, confess (the name of God) 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to confess (sin) 1d2) to give thanks Aramaic equivalent: ye.da (*יְדָא *"to praise" H3029)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
יָדָה appears 85 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
David appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.
When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD:“For He is good;His loving devotion endures forever.”
They dropped me alive into a pitand cast stones upon me.
Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotionand His wonders to the sons of men.
Give thanks to the God of heaven!His loving devotion endures forever.
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