יָדַע
“to know, perceive, choose”
To know, ascertain, experience, perceive; in covenant context denotes experiential intimacy, recognition of authority, and divine election ('You only have I known').
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
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: יָדַע (to know, perceive, choose) -> γινώσκω (to be taking in knowledge, come to know, recognize, perceive, understand, to know, realize, to become known)
LXX conceptual translation: יָדַע (to know, perceive, choose) -> G1492
LXX conceptual translation: יָדַע (to know, perceive, choose) -> ἐπιγινώσκω (to observe, perceive, discern, recognize, to discover, ascertain, determine)
LXX conceptual translation: יָדַע (to know, perceive, choose) -> διδάσκω (to teach, instruct, teach)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where יָדַע (yada) carries significant theological or narrative weight.