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 (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