Lexical Summary yeda: To know, to perceive, to understand Original Word: יְדַע Strong's Exhaustive Concordance certify, know, make known, teach (Aramaic) corresponding to yada' -- certify, know, make known, teach. see HEBREW yada' NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin(Aramaic) corresponding to yada Definition to know NASB Translation ignorant* (1), inform (3), informed (3), knew (2), know (5), known (4), knows (1), learn (1), made known (6), make its known (3), make the known (3), make known (5), making the known (1), recognize (4), recognized (1), teach (1), understand (2). Topical Lexicon Definition and Scope יְדַע (Strong’s Hebrew 3046) is the regular Aramaic verb for “to make known, inform, show,” the functional counterpart to the Hebrew verb ידע (Strong’s 3045) “to know.” It appears chiefly in the exilic and post-exilic Aramaic portions of Ezra and Daniel (about forty-seven times), where God, kings, prophets, and ordinary people “cause knowledge” to be conveyed. Because the form lives inside narrative that highlights God’s sovereignty over empires, its theological weight is far greater than a mere synonym for reporting facts. Scriptural Usage 1. Ezra The verb frames diplomatic correspondence that ultimately showcases God’s hand in reversing opposition and advancing covenant restoration. 2. Daniel Historical Setting The verb surfaces in contexts where God’s people live under foreign rule—Persian administration in Ezra and Babylonian-Persian courts in Daniel. Information control is a vital imperial tool, and yet each occurrence of יְדַע turns the spotlight from imperial bureaucracy to divine providence. Kings receive letters, decrees circulate, and reports are filed, but behind every human informant stands the God who “reveals deep and hidden things” (Daniel 2:22). Theological Themes • Revelation versus Concealment – The term often appears in passages contrasting human inability to uncover mysteries with God’s singular capacity to reveal (Daniel 2:27-28). Ministry Implications 1. Preaching and Teaching God’s people today are called to “make known” the mystery of Christ (Ephesians 6:19). The Aramaic narrative models how clarity, courage, and humility accompany Spirit-given revelation. 2. Apologetics Daniel’s ability to answer life-and-death questions demonstrates that ultimate knowledge rests not in human wisdom but in divine disclosure—a foundational apologetic principle (1 Corinthians 1:20-25). 3. Leadership in Hostile Cultures Like Daniel and Ezra, believers often serve in secular structures. יְדַע encourages transparent integrity; truth spoken respectfully yet firmly can influence policy and honor God. 4. Corporate Prayer Daniel 2 records a prayer meeting where mysteries are “made known” after intercession. Churches should similarly seek God for insight into their mission field and times. Connections in Progressive Revelation The Old Testament sets a trajectory toward the New Testament’s emphasis on revelation in Jesus Christ. The verb’s concentration in Daniel, a book rich in eschatology, paves the way for New Testament vocabulary of “making known” (Greek gnōrízō, Ephesians 3:3-5). The God who disclosed Nebuchadnezzar’s dream ultimately “made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ” (Ephesians 1:9). Christological Significance Daniel’s role as revealer prefigures Christ, in whom “are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:3). Just as Daniel alone could disclose the emperor’s dream, Jesus alone fully reveals the Father (John 1:18). The pattern underscores the exclusive sufficiency of the Mediator. Practical Applications for Discipleship • Cultivate dependence on divine revelation through Scripture rather than mere human insight. Key Passages for Study Ezra 4:14-15; Ezra 5:8-17; Ezra 6:6-12; Ezra 7:24 Daniel 2:16-30; Daniel 3:15-18; Daniel 4:18-37; Daniel 5:7-29; Daniel 6:12-27 These texts collectively reveal how יְדַע functions as a literary hinge upon which empires turn and the knowledge of the one true God spreads. Forms and Transliterations אֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ׃ אהודענה׃ דַּ֤ע דע הֽוֹדַעְתַּ֙נִי֙ הוֹדְעָ֖ךְ הוֹדַ֣ע הוֹדַ֥ע הוֹדַֽע׃ הוֹדַעְתֶּֽנָא׃ הודע הודע׃ הודעך הודעתנא׃ הודעתני וְֽאִנְדַּ֕ע וְהוֹדַ֗ע וְהוֹדַ֥עְנָא וְתִנְדַּע֒ ואנדע והודע והודענא ותנדע יְדִ֙יעַ֙ יְדִ֣יעַ ׀ יְדִ֥יעַ יְדַ֗ע יְדַ֜ע יְדַֽעְתָּ׃ יְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּֽנִי׃ יְהוֹדְע֔וּן יְהוֹדְעִנַּֽנִי׃ יְהוֹדַֽע׃ יִדְעֵ֗ת יִנְדְּע֣וּן יָדְעִ֖ין יָדְעֵ֖י יָדַ֖ע יָדַ֣ע יָדַע֙ ידיע ידע ידעי ידעין ידעת ידעת׃ יהודע׃ יהודעון יהודענני׃ ינדעון לְהוֹדָ֣עֻתַ֔נִי לְהוֹדָעָ֥ה לְהוֹדָעֻתַ֑נִי לְהוֹדָעֻתַ֛נִי לְהוֹדָעוּתָ֑ךְ לְיָדְעֵ֥י להודעה להודעותך להודעתני לידעי מְהוֹדְעִ֗ין מְהוֹדְעִ֤ין מְהוֹדְעִ֥ין מהודעין תְּהוֹדְעֽוּן׃ תְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּ֜נִי תְהֽוֹדְעוּנַּ֙נִי֙ תִּנְדַּֽע׃ תִנְדַּ֔ע תִנְדַּ֗ע תהודעון׃ תהודעונני תהודענני תנדע תנדע׃ ’ă·hō·wḏ·‘in·nêh ’ăhōwḏ‘innêh ahodinNeh da da‘ hō·w·ḏa‘ hō·w·ḏa‘·ta·nî hō·w·ḏa‘·te·nā hō·wḏ·‘āḵ hoDa hodAch hodaTani hodaTena hōwḏ‘āḵ hōwḏa‘ hōwḏa‘tanî hōwḏa‘tenā lə·hō·w·ḏā·‘āh lə·hō·w·ḏā·‘u·ṯa·nî lə·hō·w·ḏā·‘ū·ṯāḵ lə·yā·ḏə·‘ê lehodaAh lehodauTach lehodauTani ləhōwḏā‘āh ləhōwḏā‘ūṯāḵ ləhōwḏā‘uṯanî ləyāḏə‘ê leyadeEi mə·hō·wḏ·‘în mehodIn məhōwḏ‘în tə·hō·wḏ·‘ūn ṯə·hō·wḏ·‘un·na·nî ṯə·hō·wḏ·‘ūn·na·nî tehodUn tehodunNani təhōwḏ‘ūn ṯəhōwḏ‘unnanî ṯəhōwḏ‘ūnnanî tin·da‘ ṯin·da‘ tinDa tinda‘ ṯinda‘ vehoDa vehoDana veinDa vetinDa wə’inda‘ wə·’in·da‘ wə·hō·w·ḏa‘ wə·hō·w·ḏa‘·nā wə·ṯin·da‘ wəhōwḏa‘ wəhōwḏa‘nā wəṯinda‘ yā·ḏa‘ yā·ḏə·‘ê yā·ḏə·‘în yaDa yāḏa‘ yāḏə‘ê yāḏə‘în yadeEi yadeIn yə·ḏa‘ yə·ḏa‘·tā yə·ḏî·a‘ yə·hō·w·ḏa‘ yə·hō·wḏ·‘in·na·nî yə·hō·wḏ·‘ūn yə·hō·wḏ·‘un·na·nî yeDa yəḏa‘ yəḏa‘tā yeData yeDia yəḏîa‘ yehoDa yehodinNani yehodUn yeHodunNani yəhōwḏ‘innanî yəhōwḏ‘ūn yəhōwḏ‘unnanî yəhōwḏa‘ yiḏ‘êṯ yiḏ·‘êṯ yidEt yin·də·‘ūn yində‘ūn yindeUnLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ezra 4:12 HEB: יְדִ֙יעַ֙ לֶהֱוֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א NAS: let it be known to the king KJV: Be it known unto the king, INT: it be known be it to the king Ezra 4:13 Ezra 4:14 Ezra 4:15 Ezra 4:16 Ezra 5:8 Ezra 5:10 Ezra 7:24 Ezra 7:25 Ezra 7:25 Ezra 7:25 Daniel 2:5 Daniel 2:8 Daniel 2:9 Daniel 2:9 Daniel 2:15 Daniel 2:17 Daniel 2:21 Daniel 2:22 Daniel 2:23 Daniel 2:23 Daniel 2:25 Daniel 2:26 Daniel 2:28 Daniel 2:29 47 Occurrences |
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