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Ezra 4:16

“We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יְדַעyᵉdaʻ · yed-ah'
H3046 · Aramaic

Definition: {to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)}
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3045 (יָדַע)
KJV renderings: certify, know, make known, teach.
Grammar: מְהוֹדְעִ֤ין — verb Haphel, active participle, masculine, plural, absolute
Code AVhrmpa
Usage: Occurs 47 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ezra 4:12 Ezra 4:13 Ezra 4:14 Ezra 4:15 Ezra 5:8

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 יְדַע here.

Verse 15 Verse 17

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.