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יְקַד

𐤉𐤒𐤃

yᵉqad

H3345 verb

SILEX Entry

Root יקד to burn, to kindle, to blaze

Definition

To burn, to blaze; refers specifically to the act of burning or being kindled, typically describing flames or fire. In various contexts, it can apply to the literal burning of objects or to metaphorical descriptions of consuming heat or flame.

Semantic Range

to burn, to be kindled, to blaze, to be on fire, (of a furnace or flame) to consume

Root / Etymology

Root: יקד (y-q-d). The root יקד in both Hebrew and Aramaic refers primarily to the action 'to burn' or 'to kindle.' The form יְקַד (yᵉqad) is the Aramaic third masculine singular Peal (simple) verb form, corresponding closely to its Hebrew cognate but used within an Aramaic linguistic context.

Historical & Contextual Notes

יְקַד appears in biblical Aramaic sections, notably in Daniel 3, describing the burning furnace into which the three young Israelites are cast. The verb is consistently employed in straightforward, physical contexts describing literal burning—typically of fire or a furnace, and never in metaphorical or figurative expressions in the biblical corpus. Its Hebrew root יָקַד is more common in biblical Hebrew, but shares the same semantic domain. English translations generally render it as 'to burn,' 'to be kindled,' or 'to blaze,' which accurately conveys the primary sense. There is no significant lexical overlap with terms for sacrificing or for wrath, which in Hebrew are expressed by different roots (e.g., עלה for 'to offer,' חרה for 'to be angry/burn with anger'). The term is specific and technical, tied to flame or fire, and does not broaden into more abstract domains in the biblical period.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) corresponding to יָקַד; {to burn}; burning.

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Root Family

יקד (y-q-d) — to burn, to kindle, to blaze

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3344 יָקַד kindled fire
H3346 יְקֵדָא to blazing-conflagration of
H3350 יְקוֹד like a burning-fire of
H4168 מוֹקֵד burning-hearths of
H4169 מוֹקְדָה perpetual burning-hearth

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3345-01 יָקִֽדְתָּֽ/א yaqideta AVqrfsd/Td burning the burning one 8

Occurrences in Scripture

8 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3345-01 Daniel 3:6 יָקִֽדְתָּֽ/א yaqideta AVqrfsd/Td burning the burning one
H3345-01 Daniel 3:11 יָקִֽדְתָּֽ/א yaqideta AVqrfsd/Td burning the burning one
H3345-01 Daniel 3:15 יָקִֽדְתָּ֑/א yaqideta AVqrfsd/Td burning the burning one
H3345-01 Daniel 3:17 יָקִֽדְתָּ֛/א yaqideta AVqrfsd/Td burning the burning one
H3345-01 Daniel 3:20 יָקִֽדְתָּֽ/א yaqideta AVqrfsd/Td burning the burning one
H3345-01 Daniel 3:21 יָקִֽדְתָּֽ/א yaqideta AVqrfsd/Td burning the burning one
H3345-01 Daniel 3:23 יָֽקִדְתָּ֖/א yaqideta AVqrfsd/Td burning-the the burning one
H3345-01 Daniel 3:26 יָקִֽדְתָּ/א֒ yaqideta AVqrfsd/Td blazing the burning one
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