What does יָתֵד (yātēd) mean in the Bible?
יָתֵד (yātēd): A peg that secures or fastens; used literally for tent stakes and figuratively for stability and permanence in covenantal contexts
Hebrew · H3489
יָתֵד
A peg
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יָתֵד H3489
Pronunciation yātēd
What does יָתֵד (yātēd) mean in the Bible?
יָתֵד (yātēd): A peg that secures or fastens; used literally for tent stakes and figuratively for stability and permanence in covenantal contexts
Full entry for יָתֵד (H3489) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3489?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the tent pegs (4), its tent pegs (2), tent pegs (2), the peg (2), - (1).
Where does יָתֵד (yātēd) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 27:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (8), Judges (6), Isaiah (4), Numbers (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 It the tent pegs 4× Exodus 27:19, Exodus 35:18, Exodus 38:20, Exodus 38:31
its tent pegs 2× Exodus 27:19, Isaiah 33:20
tent pegs 2× Numbers 3:37, Numbers 4:32
the peg 2× Judges 4:21, Isaiah 22:25
- 1× Exodus 38:31
[and] 1× Exodus 35:18
a digging tool 1× Deuteronomy 23:13
a peg 1× Ezekiel 15:3
a stake 1× Ezra 9:8
and drive your stakes in deep 1× Isaiah 54:2
and tent pegs 1× Exodus 39:40
for the tent peg 1× Judges 5:26
like a peg 1× Isaiah 22:23
peg 1× Judges 4:21
the pin 1× Judges 16:14
the tent peg 1× Zechariah 10:4
with a pin 1× Judges 16:14
with a tent peg 1× Judges 4:22
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 27:19 יְתֵדֹתָ֛יו to its tent pegs Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Exodus 27:19 יִתְדֹ֥ת to the tent pegs Noun - feminine plural construct Exodus 35:18 יִתְדֹ֧ת to the tent pegs Noun - feminine plural construct Exodus 35:18 יִתְדֹ֥ת to [and] Noun - feminine plural construct Exodus 38:20 הַיְתֵדֹ֞ת to the tent pegs Article | Noun - feminine plural Exodus 38:31 יִתְדֹ֧ת to the tent pegs Noun - feminine plural construct Exodus 38:31 יִתְדֹ֥ת to - Noun - feminine plural construct Exodus 39:40 וִיתֵדֹתֶ֑יהָ to and tent pegs Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Numbers 3:37 וִיתֵדֹתָ֖ם to tent pegs Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Numbers 4:32 וִֽיתֵדֹתָם֙ to tent pegs Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 27:19
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 8
Exodus 8 Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 6 Ezra 1 Isaiah 4 Ezekiel 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
יִתְדֹ֥ת 3x yiṯ·ḏōṯ Exodus 27:19, Exodus 35:18, Exodus 38:31
יָתֵ֖ד 2x yā·ṯêḏ Ezra 9:8, Isaiah 22:23
יָתֵ֔ד 2x yā·ṯêḏ Ezekiel 15:3, Zechariah 10:4
יִתְדֹ֧ת 2x yiṯ·ḏōṯ Exodus 35:18, Exodus 38:31
בַּיָּתֵ֔ד 1x bay·yā·ṯêḏ Judges 16:14
הַיְתַ֥ד 1x hay·ṯaḏ Judges 16:14
הַיָּתֵד֙ 1x hay·yā·ṯêḏ Judges 4:21
הַיָּתֵ֔ד 1x hay·yā·ṯêḏ Isaiah 22:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct 5x Exodus 27:19, Exodus 35:18, Exodus 38:31
Noun - feminine singular 4x Ezra 9:8, Isaiah 22:23, Ezekiel 15:3, Zechariah 10:4
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Judges 4:21, Isaiah 22:25
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 2x Numbers 3:37, Numbers 4:32
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2x Exodus 27:19, Isaiah 33:20
Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Exodus 38:20
Article | Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Judges 16:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 54:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A peg that secures or fastens; used literally for tent stakes and figuratively for stability and permanence in covenantal contexts
Source Gloss
a peg
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A peg that secures or fastens; used literally for tent stakes and figuratively for stability and permanence in covenantal contexts
a peg BDB: pin Usage: nail, paddle, pin, stake.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Tent peg or fastening point.
Showing 1 selected witness from 24 lexical occurrence verses.
Why This Word Matters
The peg imagery conveys stability yet hints at limitation. Isaiah 22:20-25
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