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-`). Cognate with Arabic ودع‎ (“put”), Aramaic ידע‎ (“know”), Phoenician 𐤉𐤃𐤏‎ (ydʿ, “know”), Akkadian edû (“know”), Ugaritic 𐎊𐎄𐎓 (ydʿ, “know”), and Qatabanian 𐩺𐩵𐩲‎ (“find out”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

יֶדַע • (yéda) m (no plural forms, singular construct יֶדַע־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. Knowledge: that which is known (to a given knower).

Verb

יָדַע • (yadá) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נוֹדַע‎)

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 action noun: יְדִיעָה‎ passive participle: יָדוּעַ‎
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	יָדַעְתִּי‎		יָדַעְנוּ‎
	second	יָדַעְתָּ‎	יָדַעְתְּ‎	יְדַעְתֶּם‎1	יְדַעְתֶּן‎1
	third	יָדַע	יָדְעָה‎	יָדְעוּ‎
present		יוֹדֵעַ‎	יוֹדַעַת‎	יוֹדְעִים‎	יוֹדְעוֹת‎
future	first	אֵדַע‎		נֵדַע‎
	second	תֵּדַע‎	תֵּדְעִי‎	תֵּדְעוּ‎	תֵּדַעְנָה‎2
	third	יֵדַע	תֵּדַע‎	יֵדְעוּ‎	תֵּדַעְנָה‎2
imperative		דַּע‎	דְּעִי‎	דְּעוּ‎	דַּעְנָה‎2
notes		Pronounced יָדַעְתֶּם‎ and יָדַעְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

References

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