Quick Definition
to know
Strong's Definition
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.
TWOT Reference: 848
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to know
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to know
1a1a) to know, learn to know
1a1b) to perceive
1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern
1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish
1a1e) to know by experience
1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess
1a1g) to consider
1a2) to know, be acquainted with
1a3) to know (a person carnally)
1a4) to know how, be skilful in
1a5) to have knowledge, be wise
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed
1b2) to make oneself known
1b3) to be perceived
1b4) to be instructed
1c) (Piel) to cause to know
1d) (Poal) to cause to know
1e) (Pual)
1e1) to be known
1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle)
1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare
1g) (Hophal) to be made known
1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to know
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to know
1a1a) to know, learn to know
1a1b) to perceive
1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern
1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish
1a1e) to know by experience
1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess
1a1g) to consider
1a2) to know, be acquainted with
1a3) to know (a person carnally)
1a4) to know how, be skilful in
1a5) to have knowledge, be wise
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed
1b2) to make oneself known
1b3) to be perceived
1b4) to be instructed
1c) (Piel) to cause to know
1d) (Poal) to cause to know
1e) (Pual)
1e1) to be known
1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle)
1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare
1g) (Hophal) to be made known
1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself
Aramaic equivalent: ye.da (יְדַע "to know" H3046)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יָדַע
yâda‛
BDB Definition:
1) to know
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to know
1a1a) to know, learn to know
1a1b) to perceive
1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern
1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish
1a1e) to know by experience
1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess
1a1g) to consider
1a2) to know, be acquainted with
1a3) to know (a person carnally)
1a4) to know how, be skilful in
1a5) to have knowledge, be wise
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed
1b2) to make oneself known
1b3) to be perceived
1b4) to be instructed
1c) (Piel) to cause to know
1d) (Poal) to cause to know
1e) (Pual)
1e1) to be known
1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle)
1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare
1g) (Hophal) to be made known
1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 848
Total KJV Occurrences: 930
Bible Occurrences (872)
5:24
5:25
5:27
8:9
9:2
9:5
9:21
9:28
10:2
10:13
11:6
11:8
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12:9
13:2
13:18
13:23
14:21
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15:23
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24:1
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26:3
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28:13
28:23
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38:33
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40:7
42:2
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42:11
1:6
4:3
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9:16
9:20
14:4
16:11
18:43
20:6
25:4
25:14
31:7
31:11
32:5
35:8
35:11
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36:10
37:18
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39:6
40:9
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56:9
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74:9
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103:14
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109:27
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138:6
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139:23
140:12
142:3
143:8
144:3
145:12
147:20
1:3
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5:19
6:9
7:15
7:16
8:4
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12:4
12:5
19:12
19:21
29:11
29:12
29:15
29:24
32:4
33:13
37:20
37:28
38:19
40:13
40:14
40:21
40:28
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42:16
42:25
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43:19
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2:19
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3:13
4:22
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6:18
6:27
7:9
8:7
8:12
9:3
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17:9
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18:23
19:4
22:28
24:7
26:15
28:9
29:11
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31:34
32:8
33:3
36:19
38:24
40:14
40:15
41:4
42:19
42:22
44:3
44:15
44:28
44:29
48:17
48:30
50:24
2:5
5:13
6:7
6:10
6:13
6:14
7:4
7:9
7:27
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11:5
11:10
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12:15
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13:14
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22:2
22:16
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23:49
24:24
24:27
25:5
25:7
25:11
25:14
25:17
26:6
28:19
28:22
28:23
28:24
28:26
29:6
29:9
29:16
29:21
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30:19
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30:26
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32:15
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34:30
35:4
35:9
35:11
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36:11
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37:3
37:6
37:13
37:14
37:28
38:14
38:16
38:23
39:6
39:7
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39:28
43:11
44:23