ידע

See also: י־ד־ע

Aramaic

Verb

ידע • ‎(transliteration needed)

1. to know

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ד־ע

From the root י־ד־ע ‎(y-d-`).

Pronunciation

• Noun:
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈjeda/
• Verb:
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaˈda/

Noun

יֶדַע • ‎(yéda) m ‎(plural indefinite יְדָעִים, singular construct יֶדַע־, plural construct ידעי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. Knowledge: that which is known (to a given knower).
   • ידע on the Hebrew Wikipedia.he.Wikipedia

Verb

יָדַע • ‎(yadá) ‎(pa'al construction)

1. To know (a fact).
   • Exodus 3:19

     וַאֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי לֹא יִתֵּן אֶתְכֶם מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם לַהֲלֹךְ וְלֹא בְּיָד חֲזָקָה׃

   לא, אני לא רוצה לדעת למה היא ישנה עם הנעליים שלו.

   lo, ani lo rotse/rotsa lada'at lama hi y'shena im hana'alayim shelo.

   No, I don't want to know why she sleeps with his shoes.

2. To know how (to do something).
3. (literary) To know (a person or place).
4. (archaic) To know, to have sex with.

Conjugation

Conjugation of יָדַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָדַעַת
finite forms		masculine singular	feminine singular	masculine plural	feminine plural
past	first person	יָדַעְתִּי		יָדַעְנוּ
	second person	יָדַעְתָּ	יָדַעְתְּ	יְדַעְתֶּם	יְדַעְתֶּן1
	third person	יָדַע	יָדְעָה	יָדְעוּ
present	all persons	יוֹדֵעַ	יוֹדַעַת	יוֹדְעִים	יוֹדְעוֹת
future	first person	אֵדַע		נֵדַע
	second person	תֵּדַע	תֵּדְעִי	תֵּדְעוּ	תדענה2
	third person	יֵדַע	תֵּדַע	יֵדְעוּ	תדענה2
imperative	second person	דַּע	דְּעִי	דְּעוּ	דענה2
notes		Uncommon in modern informal Hebrew, but used in formal speech and writing. Uncommon in modern Hebrew.

References

• “H3045”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979