Hebrew · H3034, G1843 · unreviewed

מוֹדֶה

Physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands) · to acknowledge or (by implication, of assent) agree fully

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יָדָה H3034 physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)

Pronunciation yadah

Physical throwing gesture transforms into worship: extended hands confess, praise, and give thanks to God.

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ἐξομολογέω G1843 to acknowledge or (by implication, of assent) agree fully

Pronunciation exomologéō

Confess sin or praise God—public acknowledgment that honors the object of confession, not mere private admission.

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What does מוֹדֶה (modeh) mean in the Bible?

יָדָה · ἐξομολογέω is a Hebrew word meaning "to acknowledge or admit wrongdoing openly".

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Meaning

to acknowledge or admit wrongdoing openly

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 39×

Sequential imperfect 1Chr 16:8 · 1Chr 16:34 · 2Chr 20:21 · Isa 12:4 · Jer 33:11 · Ps 33:2 · Ps 100:4 · Ps 105:1 · Ps 106:1 · Ps 107:1 · Ps 118:1 · Ps 118:29 · Ps 136:1 · Ps 136:2 · Ps 136:3 · Ps 136:26 16×

Imperfect Gen 29:35 · Isa 25:1 · Ps 7:18 · Ps 9:2 · Ps 32:5 · Ps 54:8 · Ps 109:30 · Ps 111:1 · Ps 118:19 · Neh 11:17 · Ps 6:6 · Ps 99:3 · Ps 140:14 · Ps 79:13 14×

Jussive Ps 107:8 · Ps 107:15 · Ps 107:21 · Ps 107:31 4×

Perfect Ps 75:2 2×

Infinitive construct 1Chr 25:3 1×

Participle active 1Chr 29:13 1×

Cohortative Ps 44:9 1×

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×

Sequential imperfect Jer 50:14 1×

Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×

Participle active Neh 9:3 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 41 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 18 Imperative 17 Participle 2 Perfect 2 Infinitive construct 1 Cohortative 1

Stem

Hiphil 39 Qal 1 Hithpael 1

Mood

Imperative 17 Indicative/cohortative 10 Indicative/jussive 4 Jussive 4 Indicative 2

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus Mark 1 — The Beginning of the Gospel: The Servant-King Appears with Authority Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Philippians 2 — The Mind of Christ and the Humility of Gospel Witness Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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