יָדַד

Strong’s Definition

properly, to handle, i.e. to throw, e.g. lots

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root; (compare H3034 (יָדָה))

KJV Usage

cast.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(v) (qal) to throw lots, cast lots
• 2.(n) love, loving-one, friend

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâdad; Pronunciation: yaw-dad'