יָדָה

Strong’s 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)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root; used only as denominative from H3027 (יָד); literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand;

KJV Usage

cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to throw, shoot, cast
• 2.(qal) to shoot (arrows)
• 3.(piel) to cast, cast down, throw down
• 4.(hiphil)
• 5.(hithpael)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâdâh; Pronunciation: yaw-daw'