Hebrew word study
יָדַעyâdaʻ — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing)
Pronounced “yaw-dah'”
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.)
Translated in the King James as: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, 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, prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), will be, wist, wit, wot.
Appears 944 times in Scripture
Origin: a primitive root;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 57×
Exodus — 45×
Leviticus — 9×
Numbers — 17×
Deuteronomy — 46×
Joshua — 17×
Judges — 23×
1 Samuel — 57×
2 Samuel — 30×
1 Kings — 35×
2 Kings — 19×
1 Chronicles — 9×
2 Chronicles — 20×
Nehemiah — 8×
Esther — 8×
Job — 70×
Psalms — 93×
Proverbs — 35×
Ecclesiastes — 36×
Isaiah — 74×
Jeremiah — 73×
Ezekiel — 99×
Hosea — 16×
Micah — 3×
Nahum — 2×
Habakkuk — 2×
Zephaniah — 1×
Malachi — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.