Lexical Summary yaad: To appoint, to designate, to meet, to assemble Original Word: יָעַד Strong's Exhaustive Concordance agree, make an appointment, a time, assemble selves, betroth, gather selvesA primitive root; to fix upon (by agreement or appointment); by implication, to meet (at a stated time), to summon (to trial), to direct (in a certain quarter or position), to engage (for marriage) -- agree,(make an) appoint(-ment,a time), assemble (selves), betroth, gather (selves, together), meet (together), set (a time). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to appoint NASB Translation agreed to meet (1), appointed (3), assemble (1), assembled (3), assigned (1), designated (1), designates (1), gather (1), gathered (3), made an appointment (2), meet (7), meet together (1), set (1), summon (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs יָעַד verb appoint (Late Hebrew id., appoint, assign, especially of acquiring or designating as wife; Aramaic id.; Arabic  promise, threaten, predict, III. appoint a time or place; perhaps Assyrian ¹du, decide, M-A17 DlHWB 230; Phoenician proper name אשמניעד) — Qal Perfect suffix יְעָדוֺ 2 Samuel 20:5; יְעָדָהּ Exodus 21:8 2t.; Imperfect3masculine suffix יִיעָדֶנָּה Exodus 21:9; — appoint, a time 2 Samuel 20:5; place Jeremiah 47:7; a rod Micah 6:9; assign or designate as concubine Exodus 21:8,9 (JE). Niph`al Perfect נוֺעַדְתִּי Exodus 25:22; נִעַדְתִּי Exodus 29:43; plural נוֺעֲדוּ Psalm 48:5; Numbers 10:3,4; נוֺעָ֑דוּ Amos 3:3; Imperfect אִוָּעֵד Exodus 29:42 3t.; 3 plural וַיִּוָּעֲדוּ Joshua 11:5; Job 2:11; 1plural נִוָּעֵד Nehemiah 6:10; וְנִוָּעֲדָה Nehemiah 6:2; Participle plural נוֺעָדִים Numbers 14:35 3t.; נֹעָדִים Numbers 16:11; — 1 reflexive, meet at an appointed place, with לְ, of Yahweh meeting Moses at the Tent of 'Meeting' Exodus 29:42,43; Exodus 30:36 (P); at the throne of the Kapporeth Exodus 25:22; Exodus 30:6; Numbers 17:19 (P). 2 meet by appointment Amos 3:3; Job 2:11; with בְּ of place, Nehemiah 6:2; אֶל of place Nehemiah 6:10. 3 gather, assemble by appointment, kings for a campaign (absolute) Joshua 11:5 (D), Psalm 48:5; with אֶל, unto Moses Numbers 10:4 (P); to the door of the tent of meeting Numbers 10:3 (P); with עַל, unto Solomon 1 Kings 8:5 2Chronicles 5:6; against Yahweh Numbers 14:35; Numbers 16:11; Numbers 27:3 (P). Po`el Perfect1singular יוֺעַדְתִּי (for ᵑ0 יוֺדַעְתִּי) 1 Samuel 21:3 followed by accusative of person + אֶל of place, according to ᵐ5 We Dr Kit Bu. Hiph`il Imperfect מִי יוֺעִדֶנִּי Jeremiah 50:44 = מִי יֹעִידֶנִּי Jeremiah 49:19 = מִי יוֺעִידֵנִי Job 9:19 who will make me meet him at the appointed place (of judgement)? i.e. who will summon or arraign me? Hoph`al Participle מוּעָדִים לִפְנֵי Jeremiah 24:1 be set, placed before; אָנָה פָנַיִךְ מֻעָדוֺת Ezekiel 21:21 whither thy face is set. Topical Lexicon OverviewStrong’s Hebrew 3259 (yāʿad) communicates deliberate appointment, purposeful meeting, and covenantal designation. Whether the subject is the Lord, a king, a priest, or a bridegroom, the action always carries a sense of intentionality and relationship. Approximately twenty-nine occurrences span narrative, legal, poetic, and prophetic texts, consistently underscoring that history unfolds under a divine timetable rather than random chance. Appointment by Divine Decree 1. In Exodus 29:42–43 the Lord promises, “There I will meet with you to speak with you,” revealing that priestly ministry is grounded in appointments set by God Himself. Throughout Scripture yāʿad affirms that no human event is outside God’s planned calendar (compare Proverbs 8:34; Isaiah 14:24–27). The Tent of Meeting and Priestly Service More than half of the occurrences cluster around the Tabernacle passages (Exodus 25–40; Numbers 17–18). The verb explains why the structure is called the “Tent of Meeting”: it is not merely where worship happens but where God “meets” (yāʿad) with His covenant people. Every sacrifice, incense offering (Exodus 30:6, 36), and priestly ordination is grounded in God’s prior appointment. Ministry, therefore, is a response to divine initiative, never human invention. Appointed Times and Festivals The noun derivative môʿēd (“appointed time,” “festival,” “congregation”) flows from the same root, linking the verb’s idea of meeting to Israel’s liturgical calendar (Leviticus 23). Passover, Pentecost, and the Day of Atonement are not human cultural artifacts; they are appointments that rehearse redemption history and anticipate eschatological fulfillment (Colossians 2:16–17). Royal and Military Orders 1 Samuel 9:24 demonstrates yāʿad in royal hospitality when Samuel tells Saul, “Here is what was reserved. Eat, for it was kept for you for this appointed time.” The prophet’s table reservation illustrates God’s choice of Israel’s first king. Conversely, 2 Samuel 20:5 records Amasa’s failure to muster Judah “within the time allotted,” exposing the peril of disregarding royal command and, by implication, divine order. Prophetic Summons and Judgment Jeremiah 47:7 personifies the sword of the Lord: “How can it be quiet when the LORD has given it a charge?” The verb (yāʿad) portrays judgment as an assignment from heaven, not an arbitrary calamity. The prophets often employ the root to declare that both mercy and wrath proceed from pre-set divine counsel (Isaiah 34:1–2; Amos 3:7). Betrothal and Covenant Imagery In Exodus 21:8–9 the root bears the nuance “to betroth.” A master who “designates” (yāʿad) a maidservant for marriage must treat her as a daughter. The same relational depth frames the Lord’s covenant with Israel, later echoed in Hosea 2:19–20 (though with a different root): God binds Himself in faithfulness, love, and compassion. Yāʿad thus provides linguistic soil for wedding imagery that ultimately blossoms in the New Testament portrayal of Christ and His church (Ephesians 5:25–32; Revelation 19:7). Practical Ministry Implications • Worship leaders draw confidence from knowing that gathered worship is God’s idea first (Hebrews 10:25). Christological Fulfillment Jesus lives out yāʿad in perfect obedience: “I must preach the gospel to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent” (Luke 4:43). His Passion occurs at the Passover—an appointment set “before the foundation of the world” (1 Peter 1:19–20). In the resurrection He meets His disciples at the mountain He had appointed (Matthew 28:16), sealing the promise that future gatherings—“the marriage supper of the Lamb” (Revelation 19:9)—are likewise secured. Eschatological Confidence Acts 17:31 declares that God “has set a day when He will judge the world in righteousness.” The same sovereign verb concept underlines history’s consummation. Every believer can therefore labor and watch with assurance, knowing the times and seasons remain under the Lord’s fixed authority (Matthew 24:36; 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11). Summary Yāʿad penetrates Scripture as a quiet but persistent witness that God orders meetings, marriages, ministries, and the march of nations. What He appoints cannot fail; what He designates cannot be thwarted. For the people of God this root nourishes reverent planning, steady hope, and joyful expectation of the ultimate appointment—eternal fellowship with Him. Forms and Transliterations אִוָּעֵ֤ד אִוָּעֵ֥ד אועד הַנֹּעָדִ֖ים הַנּוֹעָדִ֖ים הַנּוֹעָדִ֛ים הַנּוֹעָדִ֣ים הַנּוֹעָדִ֥ים הנועדים הנעדים וְנִֽוָּעֲדָ֥ה וְנֹעַדְתִּ֥י וְנֽוֹעֲד֤וּ וְנוֹעֲד֤וּ וְנוֹעַדְתִּ֣י וַיִּוָּ֣עֲד֔וּ וַיִּוָּעֲד֣וּ ויועדו ונועדה ונועדו ונועדתי ונעדתי יְעָדָ֖הּ יְעָדָֽהּ׃ יְעָדֽוֹ׃ יִֽיעָדֶ֑נָּה יֹעִידֶ֔נִּי יוֹעִדֶ֔נִּי יוֹעִידֵֽנִי׃ יועדני יועידני׃ ייעדנה יעדה יעדה׃ יעדו׃ יעידני מֻעָדֽוֹת׃ מוּעָדִ֕ים מועדים מעדות׃ נִוָּעֵד֩ נֽוֹעֲד֑וּ נוֹעָֽדוּ׃ נועד נועדו נועדו׃ ’iw·wā·‘êḏ ’iwwā‘êḏ han·nō·‘ā·ḏîm han·nō·w·‘ā·ḏîm hannō‘āḏîm hannoaDim hannōw‘āḏîm ivvaEd mū‘āḏîm mu‘āḏōwṯ mū·‘ā·ḏîm mu·‘ā·ḏō·wṯ muaDim muaDot nivvaEd niw·wā·‘êḏ niwwā‘êḏ nō·w·‘ă·ḏū nō·w·‘ā·ḏū noaDu nōw‘ăḏū nōw‘āḏū vaiyivVaaDu venivvaaDah venoadTi venoaDu way·yiw·wā·‘ă·ḏū wayyiwwā‘ăḏū wə·niw·wā·‘ă·ḏāh wə·nō·‘aḏ·tî wə·nō·w·‘ă·ḏū wə·nō·w·‘aḏ·tî wəniwwā‘ăḏāh wənō‘aḏtî wənōw‘aḏtî wənōw‘ăḏū yə‘āḏāh yə‘āḏōw yə·‘ā·ḏāh yə·‘ā·ḏōw yeaDah yeaDo yî‘āḏennāh yî·‘ā·ḏen·nāh yiaDennah yō‘îḏennî yō·‘î·ḏen·nî yō·w·‘î·ḏê·nî yō·w·‘i·ḏen·nî yoiDeni yoiDenni yōw‘îḏênî yōw‘iḏennîLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 21:8 HEB: (לֹ֥ו ק) יְעָדָ֖הּ וְהֶפְדָּ֑הּ לְעַ֥ם NAS: who designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. KJV: not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: INT: who not designated her be redeemed people Exodus 21:9 Exodus 25:22 Exodus 29:42 Exodus 29:43 Exodus 30:6 Exodus 30:36 Numbers 10:3 Numbers 10:4 Numbers 14:35 Numbers 16:11 Numbers 17:4 Numbers 27:3 Joshua 11:5 2 Samuel 20:5 1 Kings 8:5 2 Chronicles 5:6 Nehemiah 6:2 Nehemiah 6:10 Job 2:11 Job 9:19 Psalm 48:4 Jeremiah 24:1 Jeremiah 47:7 Jeremiah 49:19 29 Occurrences |
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