ידע
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See also: י־ד־ע
Aramaic
Verb
יְדַע • (yeda')
- to know
Hebrew
Etymology
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י־ד־ע (y-d-ʿ) |
From the root י־ד־ע (y-d-`). Cognate with Arabic دَعَا (daʕā, “to call on for help, to seek directions, to find the means or a way”) by metathesis, Aramaic ידע (“know”), Phoenician 𐤉𐤃𐤏 (ydʿ, “know”), Akkadian 𒍪 (edûm, “to know”), Ugaritic 𐎊𐎄𐎓 (ydʿ, “know”), and Qatabanian 𐩺𐩵𐩲 (ydʿ, “find out”).
Pronunciation
- Noun:
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew, Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈjeda/
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈjed̪aʕ/, [ˈjed̪aŋ]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈjæðæʕ/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈjɛðaʕ/, [ˈjɛː.ðäʕ]
- Verb:
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /jaˈda/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /jɔ.da/
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /jaˈd̪aʕ/, [jaˈd̪aŋ]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /jɔˈðæʕ/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /jɔˈðaʕ/, [jɔːˈðäː.äʕ]
Noun
יֶדַע • (yéda) m (no plural forms, singular construct יֶדַע־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- Knowledge: that which is known (to a given knower).
Verb
יָדַע • (yadá) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נוֹדַע)
- To know (a fact).
- Tanach, Exodus 3:19:
- וַאֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי לֹא יִתֵּן אֶתְכֶם מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם לַהֲלֹךְ וְלֹא בְּיָד חֲזָקָה׃
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- לא, אני לא רוצה לדעת למה היא ישנה עם הנעליים שלו.
- lo, ani lo rotse/rotsa lada'at lama hi y'shena im hana'alayim shelo.
- No, I don't want to know why she sleeps with his shoes.
- To know how (to do something).
- (literary) To know (a person or place).
- (archaic, euphemistic) To know, to have sex with.
Conjugation
Conjugation of יָדַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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finite forms | singular | plural | |||
m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
past | first | יָדַעְתִּי | יָדַעְנוּ | ||
second | יָדַעְתָּ | יָדַעְתְּ | יְדַעְתֶּם1 | יְדַעְתֶּן1 | |
third | יָדַע | יָדְעָה | יָדְעוּ | ||
present | יוֹדֵעַ | יוֹדַעַת | יוֹדְעִים | יוֹדְעוֹת | |
future | first | אֵדַע | נֵדַע | ||
second | תֵּדַע | תֵּדְעִי | תֵּדְעוּ | תֵּדַעְנָה2 | |
third | יֵדַע | תֵּדַע | יֵדְעוּ | תֵּדַעְנָה2 | |
imperative | דַּע | דְּעִי | דְּעוּ | דַּעְנָה2 | |
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Derived terms
- אֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ צוּרַת א' (einó yodéa' tzurát álef)
- מַדּוּעַ (madúa)
See also
Verb
יִדֵּעַ • (yidéa) (pi'el construction)
Verb
יֻדַּע • (yudá) (pu'al construction)
References
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- Hebrew nouns without plural forms
- Hebrew masculine nouns
- Hebrew verbs
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