יָדָה
yada (yāḏâ)
/yaw-DAW/
“to give thanks, confess, praise”
To throw hands forward, confess sins openly, give joyful thanksgiving for God's lovingkindness ('Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good').
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From יָד (H3027) hand.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
praisegive thanksconfess
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: יָדָה (to give thanks, confess, praise) -> G1843
LXX conceptual translation: יָדָה (to give thanks, confess, praise) -> εὐχαριστέω (to be thankful, give thanks)
H3034 יָדָה to give thanks, confess, praise G3670 ὁμολογέω to speak the same language, to agree with, to agree
LXX conceptual translation: יָדָה (to give thanks, confess, praise) -> ὁμολογέω (to speak the same language, to agree with, to agree)
Key Biblical Occurrences (7)
Foundational passages where יָדָה (yada) carries significant theological or narrative weight.