Original Language Studio
1 Chronicles 16:34
“O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
יָדָהyâdâh · yaw-daw'
H3034 · Hebrew
H3034 · Hebrew
- Definition
- physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
- Derivation
- a primitive root; used only as denominative from H3027 (יָד); literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand;
- KJV renderings
- cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).
- Grammar
- הוֹד֤וּ — verb Hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 114 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 29:35Genesis 49:8Leviticus 5:5Leviticus 16:21Leviticus 26:40
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָדָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.