What does יָקַד mean in the Bible?
יָקַד is a Hebrew word meaning "to burn".
Hebrew · H3344
יָקַד
To burn
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יָקַד H3344
What does יָקַד mean in the Bible?
יָקַד is a Hebrew word meaning "to burn".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3344?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include shall be kept burning (2), and it burns (1), from a hearth (1), it will burn (1), must be kept burning (1).
Where does יָקַד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 6:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Leviticus (3), Jeremiah (2), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It shall be kept burning 2× Leviticus 6:12, Leviticus 6:13
and it burns 1× Deuteronomy 32:22
from a hearth 1× Isaiah 30:14
it will burn 1× Jeremiah 17:4
must be kept burning 1× Leviticus 6:9
that burns 1× Isaiah 65:5
that will burn 1× Jeremiah 15:14
will be kindled 1× Isaiah 10:16
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 6:9 תּ֥וּקַד to must be kept burning Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Leviticus 6:12 תּֽוּקַד־ to shall be kept burning Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Leviticus 6:13 תּוּקַ֥ד to shall be kept burning Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Deuteronomy 32:22 וַתִּיקַ֖ד to and it burns Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Isaiah 10:16 יֵקַ֥ד to will be kindled Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 30:14 מִיָּק֔וּד to from a hearth Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 65:5 יֹקֶ֖דֶת to that burns Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Jeremiah 15:14 תּוּקָֽד׃ס to that will burn Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Jeremiah 17:4 תּוּקָֽד׃ס to it will burn Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 6:9
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 4
Leviticus 3 Deuteronomy 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 2
Source forms
תּוּקָֽד׃ס 2x tū·qāḏ Jeremiah 15:14, Jeremiah 17:4
וַתִּיקַ֖ד 1x wat·tî·qaḏ Deuteronomy 32:22
יֵקַ֥ד 1x yê·qaḏ Isaiah 10:16
יֹקֶ֖דֶת 1x yō·qe·ḏeṯ Isaiah 65:5
מִיָּק֔וּד 1x mî·yā·qūḏ Isaiah 30:14
תּ֥וּקַד 1x tū·qaḏ Leviticus 6:9
תּוּקַ֥ד 1x tū·qaḏ Leviticus 6:13
תּֽוּקַד־ 1x tū·qaḏ- Leviticus 6:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 5x Leviticus 6:9, Leviticus 6:12, Leviticus 6:13, Jeremiah 15:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 1x Deuteronomy 32:22
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 30:14
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 10:16
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 65:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to burn
Source Gloss
to burn
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to burn BDB: be kindled Usage: (be) burn(-ing), × from the hearth, kindle.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 7
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 5×
Imperfect Jer 15:14 · Jer 17:4 · Lev 6:2 · Lev 6:5 · Lev 6:6 5×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Imperfect Isa 10:16 1×
Participle active Isa 65:5 1×
Word Origins
יָקַד is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain