יָדָה (H3034) — Hebrew Lexicon

יָדָה

𐤉𐤃𐤄

yâdâh

H3034 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To acknowledge, praise, or give thanks, especially with an outward gesture such as the extension of the hands. In various contexts, it can mean to express gratitude or praise (often directed toward a deity), confess or admit (especially sin or wrongdoing), or—less commonly—to throw or cast (as with stones or arrows, usually in an archaic or poetic sense). The term generally encompasses the public and verbal declaration of acknowledgment, whether thanksgiving or confession.

Semantic Range

to praise, to give thanks, to confess, to declare, to extend the hand, to throw (literally), to bemoan (by gesture)

Root / Etymology

From the root ידה, which grows out of יָד ("hand"), capturing the concept of extending or using the hand. The literal root meaning is 'to extend the hand.' In practice, the denominative verb יָדָה came to mean 'to throw' and metaphorically, through a ritual gesture, to offer praise, thanks, or confession, as extending the hand became symbolic of making a declaration. The transition from physical movement to verbal act reflects the close association in Semitic languages between physical gesture and speech act.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, יָדָה appears predominantly in poetic and liturgical contexts, especially in Psalms and Chronicles, where it signifies praise or thanksgiving directed toward YHWH, often in communal settings. The gesture of extending the hands accompanies these vocal expressions, symbolizing openness, surrender, and communication. In Levitical and post-exilic temple traditions, 'to give thanks' or 'to praise' through יָדָה became a formalized part of worship. The meaning 'to confess' emerges particularly in post-monarchic texts (e.g., confession of sins in Ezra and Daniel), showing a widening of scope from praise to admission of guilt, both requiring public acknowledgement. Physical throwing or casting is attested in earlier or poetic usage but is much less common. The root illustrates how bodily gestures in Ancient Israelite worship and communication were deeply tied to verbal expression, unlike some later English translations which separate gratitude, confession, and praise into discrete concepts. The evolution reflects both cultural and theological shifts during and after the monarchic period.

Translation Consistency

primary "praise" 36 occurrences

In biblical usage yâdâh most often describes acts of worship—thanking and extolling God with an outward gesture (raising hands). "Praise" is the most natural, idiomatic English verb that covers the primary sense (praise/thank) across contexts; rarer senses like "confess" or literal "throw" are secondary and can be treated separately.

Alternatives (14 occurrences):

"acknowledge" (5x) "confess" (4x) "confessed" (2x) "shoot" (1x) "cast down" (1x) "give thanks" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; used only as denominative from יָד; literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; 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); cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).

Bantu Hebrew

Language	Bantu Word	Meaning
Kikongo	yidika	to praise, to thank, to confess (esp. God)
Kikongo (Fiote/FYote dialect)	yidika	to confess, to declare, to praise
Lingala	eyíká	to confess, to admit, to declare

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Root Family

ידה (Hodevah) — to praise, give thanks, confess

Root ידה to throw, to extend the hand, to acknowledge

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H1937	הוֹדְוָה	to Praise-of-Yah
H3029	יְדָא	the one giving thanks
H3035	יִדּוֹ	my two hands
H3038	יְדוּתוּן	for Yeduthun the Praiser
H3057	יְהֻדִיָּה	the Yehudiyah
H3062	יְהוּדָאִי	the Judahites
H3063	יְהוּדָה	in Yehudah (Praise-of-Yah)
H3064	יְהוּדִי	the Judahites
H3065	יְהוּדִי	Judahite man
H3067	יְהוּדִית	Judahite woman
H8426	תּוֹדָה	in thanksgiving

Word Forms

38 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`H3034-05`	הוֹד֤וּ	hodu	`HVhv2mp`	give thanks	Acknowledge with uplifted hands	Praise (you plural) with uplifted hands	16
`H3034-12`	אוֹדְ/ךָ֥	odekha	`HVhi1cs/Sp2ms`	I will thank you	I will acknowledge you	I will praise you	15
`H3034-06`	לְ/הֹד֖וֹת	lehodot	`HR/Vhc`	to give thanks	to publicly acknowledge	to give thanks	11
`H3034-11`	אוֹדֶ֣ה	odeh	`HVhi1cs`	I will give thanks	I will acknowledge	I will praise	9
`H3034-38`	יוֹד֣וּ/ךָ	yodukha	`HVhi3mp/Sp2ms`	will thank You	they will acknowledge you	they will praise you	8
`H3034-27`	וְ/הוֹד֣וּ	vehodu	`HC/Vhq3cp`	and confess	and they acknowledged	and give thanks	6
`H3034-37`	יוֹד֣וּ	yodu	`HVhi3mp`	let them give thanks	they will acknowledge	let them praise	6
`H3034-13`	אוֹדֶ֗/נּוּ	odenu	`HVhi1cs/Sp3ms`	I will praise Him	still him	I will praise him	3
`H3034-16`	וּ/לְ/הוֹד֣וֹת	ulehodot	`HC/R/Vhc`	and to thank	to cause to acknowledge	and to cause to praise	3
`H3034-03`	ה֘וֹדִ֤ינוּ	hodinu	`HVhp1cp`	we give thanks	we have acknowledged in praise	we have acknowledged in praise	2
`H3034-10`	נוֹדֶ֣ה	nodeh	`HVhh1cp`	we give thanks	let us acknowledge	let us praise	2
`H3034-14`	תּוֹדֶ֖/ךָּ	todekha	`HVhi3fs/Sp2ms`	thank You	she will acknowledge you	it will praise you	2
`H3034-17`	וּ/מִתְוַדֶּה֙	umitevadeh	`HC/Vtrmsa`	and-confessing	self-acknowledging one	and confessing	2
`H3034-24`	וְ/הִ֨תְוַדָּ֔ה	vehitevadah	`HC/Vtq3ms`	and confess	and he confessed himself	and he shall confess	2
`H3034-25`	וְ/הִתְוַדּ֤וּ	vehitevadu	`HC/Vtq3cp`	and they confess	and they acknowledged themselves	and they confessed	2
`H3034-26`	וְ/הוֹד֤וֹת	vehodot	`HC/Vhc`	and praising	and to give acknowledgment	and thanksgiving	2
`H3034-29`	וְ/אוֹדְ/ךָ֥	veodekha	`HC/Vhi1cs/Sp2ms`	and I will praise You	and I will acknowledge you	and I will praise you	2
`H3034-01`	אֲהוֹדֶֽ/נּוּ	ahodenu	`HVhi1cs/Sp3ms`	I will praise him	I will acknowledge him	I will praise him	1
`H3034-02`	הֲ/יוֹדְ/ךָ֥	hayodekha	`HTi/Vhi3ms/Sp2ms`	to-me	he will acknowledge you	will acknowledge you	1
`H3034-04`	הֹד֥וֹת	hodot	`HVhc`	giving thanks	to cause to acknowledge	giving thanks	1
`H3034-07`	לְ/יַדּ֞וֹת	leyadot	`HR/Vpc`	to cast down	to openly acknowledge	to cast down	1
`H3034-08`	מִתְוַדִּ֣ים	mitevadim	`HVtrmpa`	confessing	the ones acknowledging	the ones acknowledging	1
`H3034-09`	מוֹדִ֥ים	modim	`HVhrmpa`	we thank	those acknowledging	we give thanks	1
`H3034-15`	וּ/כְ֨/הִתְוַדֹּת֔/וֹ	ukhehitevadoto	`HC/R/Vtc/Sp3ms`	and-while-confessing-he	his confessing himself	and as he was confessing	1
`H3034-18`	וּ/מִ֨תְוַדִּ֔ים	umitevadim	`HC/Vtrmpa`	and giving thanks	and the ones confessing	and giving thanks	1
`H3034-19`	וּ/מוֹדֶ֖ה	umodeh	`HC/Vhrmsa`	and confesses	one who acknowledges	and one who acknowledges	1
`H3034-20`	וּ/בְ/הוֹדֹ֤ת	uvehodot	`HC/R/Vhc`	and with thanksgiving	and in acknowledging	and in giving thanks	1
`H3034-21`	וָ/אֶתְוַדֶּ֑ה	vaetevadeh	`HC/Vtw1cs`	and confessed	and I confessed	and I confessed	1
`H3034-22`	וַ/יַּדּוּ	vayadu	`HC/Vpw3mp`	and cast	and they publicly acknowledged	and they cast	1
`H3034-23`	וַ/יִּתְוַדּוּ֙	vayitevadu	`HC/Vtw3mp`	and confessed	they acknowledged themselves	and they confessed	1
`H3034-28`	וְ/א֘וֹדֶ֤ה	veodeh	`HC/Vhi1cs`	and I will give thanks	and I will acknowledge	and I will acknowledge	1
`H3034-30`	וְ/י֘וֹד֤וּ	veyodu	`HC/Vhi3mp`	will praise	they will acknowledge	they will praise	1
`H3034-31`	וְ֝/יוֹדֻ֗/ךָ	veyodukha	`HC/Vhi3mp/Sp2ms`	and they will praise you	and they will acknowledge you	and they will acknowledge you	1
`H3034-32`	יְד֣וּ	yedu	`HVqv2mp`	shoot	Acknowledge!	shoot	1
`H3034-33`	יְהוֹדֶ֣ה	yehodeh	`HVhi3ms`	who gave thanks	he will cause to acknowledge	he will cause to acknowledge	1
`H3034-34`	יְ֝הוֹדֻ֗/ךָ	yehodukha	`HVhi3mp/Sp2ms`	will praise you	they will cause to acknowledge you	they will praise you	1
`H3034-35`	יֽוֹדֶה	yodeh	`HVhi3ms`	will-give-thanks	he will acknowledge	will acknowledge	1
`H3034-36`	יוֹדֶ֖/ךָ	yodekha	`HVhi3ms/Sp2ms`	shall praise You	he will acknowledge you	will acknowledge you	1

Occurrences in Scripture

114 occurrences

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SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`H3034-11`	Genesis 29:35	אוֹדֶ֣ה	odeh	`HVhi1cs`	I will praise	I will acknowledge	I will praise
`H3034-38`	Genesis 49:8	יוֹד֣וּ/ךָ	yodukha	`HVhi3mp/Sp2ms`	shall praise	they will acknowledge you	they will praise you
`H3034-24`	Leviticus 5:5	וְ/הִ֨תְוַדָּ֔ה	vehitevadah	`HC/Vtq3ms`	that he shall confess	and he confessed himself	and he shall confess
`H3034-24`	Leviticus 16:21	וְ/הִתְוַדָּ֣ה	vehitevadah	`HC/Vtp3ms`	and confess	and he confessed himself	and he shall confess
`H3034-25`	Leviticus 26:40	וְ/הִתְוַדּ֤וּ	vehitevadu	`HC/Vtq3cp`	and they confess	and they acknowledged themselves	and they confessed
`H3034-25`	Numbers 5:7	וְ/הִתְוַדּ֗וּ	vehitevadu	`HC/Vtq3cp`	and-they-shall-confess	and they acknowledged themselves	and they confessed
`H3034-12`	2 Samuel 22:50	אוֹדְ/ךָ֥	odekha	`HVhi1cs/Sp2ms`	I will give thanks to you	I will acknowledge you	I will praise you
`H3034-27`	1 Kings 8:33	וְ/הוֹד֣וּ	vehodu	`HC/Vhq3cp`	and confess	and they acknowledged	and confess
`H3034-27`	1 Kings 8:35	וְ/הוֹד֣וּ	vehodu	`HC/Vhq3cp`	and confess	and they acknowledged	and they will acknowledge
`H3034-12`	Isaiah 12:1	אוֹדְ/ךָ֣	odekha	`HVhi1cs/Sp2ms`	I will thank	I will acknowledge you	I will praise you
`H3034-05`	Isaiah 12:4	הוֹד֤וּ	hodu	`HVhv2mp`	give thanks	Acknowledge with uplifted hands	Praise (you plural) with uplifted hands
`H3034-11`	Isaiah 25:1	אוֹדֶ֣ה	odeh	`HVhi1cs`	I will give thanks	I will acknowledge	I will praise
`H3034-14`	Isaiah 38:18	תּוֹדֶ֖/ךָּ	todekha	`HVhi3fs/Sp2ms`	thank You	she will acknowledge you	it will praise you
`H3034-36`	Isaiah 38:19	יוֹדֶ֖/ךָ	yodekha	`HVhi3ms/Sp2ms`	shall praise You	he will acknowledge you	will acknowledge you
`H3034-05`	Jeremiah 33:11	הוֹדוּ֩	hodu	`HVhv2mp`	give-thanks	Acknowledge with uplifted hands	Praise (you plural) with uplifted hands
`H3034-32`	Jeremiah 50:14	יְד֣וּ	yedu	`HVqv2mp`	shoot	Acknowledge!	shoot
`H3034-07`	Zechariah 2:4	לְ/יַדּ֞וֹת	leyadot	`HR/Vpc`	to cast down	to openly acknowledge	to cast down
`H3034-35`	Psalms 6:6	יֽוֹדֶה	yodeh	`HVhi3ms`	will-give-thanks	he will acknowledge	will acknowledge
`H3034-11`	Psalms 7:18	אוֹדֶ֣ה	odeh	`HVhi1cs`	I will give thanks	I will acknowledge	I will praise
`H3034-11`	Psalms 9:2	אוֹדֶ֣ה	odeh	`HVhi1cs`	I will give thanks	I will acknowledge	I will praise
`H3034-12`	Psalms 18:50	אוֹדְ/ךָ֖	odekha	`HVhi1cs/Sp2ms`	I will thank you	I will acknowledge you	I will praise you
`H3034-01`	Psalms 28:7	אֲהוֹדֶֽ/נּוּ	ahodenu	`HVhi1cs/Sp3ms`	I will praise him	I will acknowledge him	I will praise him
`H3034-27`	Psalms 30:5	וְ֝/הוֹד֗וּ	vehodu	`HC/Vhv2mp`	and give thanks	and they acknowledged	and give thanks
`H3034-02`	Psalms 30:10	הֲ/יוֹדְ/ךָ֥	hayodekha	`HTi/Vhi3ms/Sp2ms`	to-me	he will acknowledge you	will acknowledge you
`H3034-12`	Psalms 30:13	אוֹדֶֽ/ךָּ	odekha	`HVhi1cs/Sp2ms`	I-will-give-thanks-to-you	I will acknowledge you	I will praise you
`H3034-11`	Psalms 32:5	אוֹדֶ֤ה	odeh	`HVhi1cs`	I will confess	I will acknowledge	I will confess
`H3034-05`	Psalms 33:2	הוֹד֣וּ	hodu	`HVhv2mp`	Give thanks	Acknowledge with uplifted hands	Praise (you plural) with uplifted hands
`H3034-12`	Psalms 35:18	א֭וֹדְ/ךָ	odekha	`HVhi1cs/Sp2ms`	I will thank you	I will acknowledge you	I will praise you
`H3034-13`	Psalms 42:6	אוֹדֶ֗/נּוּ	odenu	`HVhi1cs/Sp3ms`	I shall praise him	still him	I will praise him
`H3034-13`	Psalms 42:12	אוֹדֶ֑/נּוּ	odenu	`HVhi1cs/Sp3ms`	I will praise Him	still him	I will praise him
`H3034-29`	Psalms 43:4	וְ/אוֹדְ/ךָ֥	veodekha	`HC/Vhi1cs/Sp2ms`	and I will praise You	and I will acknowledge you	and I will praise you
`H3034-13`	Psalms 43:5	אוֹדֶ֑/נּוּ	odenu	`HVhi1cs/Sp3ms`	I will praise Him	still him	I will praise him
`H3034-10`	Psalms 44:9	נוֹדֶ֣ה	nodeh	`HVhh1cp`	we give thanks	let us acknowledge	let us praise
`H3034-34`	Psalms 45:18	יְ֝הוֹדֻ֗/ךָ	yehodukha	`HVhi3mp/Sp2ms`	will praise you	they will cause to acknowledge you	they will praise you
`H3034-31`	Psalms 49:19	וְ֝/יוֹדֻ֗/ךָ	veyodukha	`HC/Vhi3mp/Sp2ms`	and they will praise you	and they will acknowledge you	and they will acknowledge you
`H3034-12`	Psalms 52:11	אוֹדְ/ךָ֣	odekha	`HVhi1cs/Sp2ms`	I will thank you	I will acknowledge you	I will praise you
`H3034-11`	Psalms 54:8	א֤וֹדֶה	odeh	`HVhi1cs`	I will give thanks	I will acknowledge	I will praise
`H3034-12`	Psalms 57:10	אוֹדְ/ךָ֖	odekha	`HVhi1cs/Sp2ms`	I will give thanks to you	I will acknowledge you	I will praise you
`H3034-38`	Psalms 67:4	יוֹד֖וּ/ךָ	yodukha	`HVhi3mp/Sp2ms`	will thank You	they will acknowledge you	they will praise you
`H3034-38`	Psalms 67:4	י֝וֹד֗וּ/ךָ	yodukha-2	`HVhi3mp/Sp2ms`	will thank You	they will acknowledge you	they will praise you
`H3034-38`	Psalms 67:6	יוֹד֖וּ/ךָ	yodukha	`HVhi3mp/Sp2ms`	will thank You	they will acknowledge you	they will praise you
`H3034-38`	Psalms 67:6	י֝וֹד֗וּ/ךָ	yodukha-2	`HVhi3mp/Sp2ms`	will thank You	they will acknowledge you	they will praise you
`H3034-12`	Psalms 71:22	אוֹדְ/ךָ֣	odekha	`HVhi1cs/Sp2ms`	praise you	I will acknowledge you	I will praise you
`H3034-03`	Psalms 75:2	ה֘וֹדִ֤ינוּ	hodinu	`HVhp1cp`	We give thanks	we have acknowledged in praise	we have acknowledged in praise
`H3034-03`	Psalms 75:2	ה֭וֹדִינוּ	hodinu-2	`HVhp1cp`	we give thanks	we have acknowledged in praise	we have acknowledged in praise
`H3034-14`	Psalms 76:11	תּוֹדֶ֑/ךָּ	todekha	`HVhi3fs/Sp2ms`	will praise you	she will acknowledge you	it will praise you
`H3034-10`	Psalms 79:13	נ֤וֹדֶ֥ה	nodeh	`HVhi1cp`	will give thanks	let us acknowledge	let us praise
`H3034-12`	Psalms 86:12	אוֹדְ/ךָ֤	odekha	`HVhi1cs/Sp2ms`	I will praise you	I will acknowledge you	I will praise you
`H3034-38`	Psalms 88:11	יוֹד֬וּ/ךָ	yodukha	`HVhi3mp/Sp2ms`	praise you	they will acknowledge you	they will praise you
`H3034-30`	Psalms 89:6	וְ/י֘וֹד֤וּ	veyodu	`HC/Vhi3mp`	will praise	they will acknowledge	they will praise

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