What does יְדָא (yĕdāʾ) mean in the Bible?
יְדָא (yĕdāʾ): Praise that acknowledges God's mighty acts and responds with grateful recognition and thanksgiving
Hebrew · H3029
יְדָא
To praise
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יְדָאH3029
Pronunciationyĕdāʾ
What does יְדָא (yĕdāʾ) mean in the Bible?
יְדָא (yĕdāʾ): Praise that acknowledges God's mighty acts and responds with grateful recognition and thanksgiving
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How does the BSB render H3029?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and gave thanks (1), give thanks (1).
Where does יְדָא (yĕdāʾ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 2:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand gave thanks1×Daniel 6:10
give thanks1×Daniel 2:23
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First aligned rowDaniel 2:23
Aligned rows2
Books represented1
Daniel2
Source forms
וּמוֹדֵא֙1xū·mō·w·ḏêDaniel 6:10
מְהוֹדֵ֤א1xmə·hō·w·ḏêDaniel 2:23
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular1xDaniel 6:10
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular1xDaniel 2:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Praise that acknowledges God's mighty acts and responds with grateful recognition and thanksgiving
Source Gloss
to praise
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Praise that acknowledges God's mighty acts and responds with grateful recognition and thanksgiving
to praise BDB: praise Usage: (give) thank(-s).