יָרַד

ya.radVerbH3381

to go down

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

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)

Full Lexicon Entry

  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

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

323 times

Appears 323 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
35
1 Samuel
34
Judges
29
Ezk
23
2 Kings
22

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 11:15
  • 2 Kings 1:15
  • Ezk 26:16
  • Isaiah 30:2
  • Joshua 15:10

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