ידה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic, from an earlier biradical root *yad- (“hand; authority; strength”) (whence also יָד (yad, “hand”)). Cognate with Aramaic 𐡉𐡃𐡄 (yadah, “to laud”), Ge'ez ዋደዳ (wadda, “to join together, establish firmly”) and Ugaritic 𐎊𐎄𐎋 (ydk, “penis”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew, Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaˈda/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jɔˈðɔ/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: יָ‧דָה

Verb

יָדָה • (yadá) (pa'al construction)

1. to throw, cast
2. to worship
3. to revere
4. to hold out one's hand
5. to bemoan
6. to praise

Conjugation

Conjugation of יָדָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לִידוֹת
		action noun		יְדִיָּה
		passive participle		יָדוּי
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	יָדִיתִי		יָדִינוּ
	second	יָדִיתָ	יָדִית	יְדִיתֶם1	יְדִיתֶן1
	third	יָדָה	יָדְתָה	יָדוּ
present		יוֹדֶה	יוֹדָה	יוֹדִים	יוֹדוֹת
future	first	אִידֶה		נִידֶה
	second	תִּידֶה	תִּידִי	תִּידוּ	תִּידֶינָה2
	third	יִידֶה	תִּידֶה	יִידוּ	תִּידֶינָה2
imperative		יְדֵה	יְדִי	יְדוּ	יְדֶינָה2

¹ Pronounced יָדִיתֶם and יָדִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

• יהודה (Yehudá, “Judea”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

יָדָהּ • (yádah)

1. singular form of יד f (yad)‎ with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor: her hand.

Anagrams

• הי״ד