Hebrew · H3489

יָתֵד

יָתֵד (yātēd): A peg that secures or fastens; used literally for tent stakes and figuratively for stability and permanence in covenantal contexts

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יָתֵדH3489
Pronunciationyātēd

What does יָתֵד (yātēd) mean in the Bible?

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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

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 pegs4×Exodus 27:19, Exodus 35:18, Exodus 38:20, Exodus 38:31
its tent pegs2×Exodus 27:19, Isaiah 33:20
tent pegs2×Numbers 3:37, Numbers 4:32
the peg2×Judges 4:21, Isaiah 22:25
-1×Exodus 38:31
[and]1×Exodus 35:18
a digging tool1×Deuteronomy 23:13
a peg1×Ezekiel 15:3
a stake1×Ezra 9:8
and drive your stakes in deep1×Isaiah 54:2
and tent pegs1×Exodus 39:40
for the tent peg1×Judges 5:26
like a peg1×Isaiah 22:23
peg1×Judges 4:21
the pin1×Judges 16:14
the tent peg1×Zechariah 10:4
with a pin1×Judges 16:14
with a tent peg1×Judges 4:22
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 27:19
Aligned rows24
Books represented8
Exodus8Numbers2Deuteronomy1Judges6Ezra1Isaiah4Ezekiel1Zechariah1
Source forms
יִתְדֹ֥ת3xyiṯ·ḏōṯExodus 27:19, Exodus 35:18, Exodus 38:31
יָתֵ֖ד2xyā·ṯêḏEzra 9:8, Isaiah 22:23
יָתֵ֔ד2xyā·ṯêḏEzekiel 15:3, Zechariah 10:4
יִתְדֹ֧ת2xyiṯ·ḏōṯExodus 35:18, Exodus 38:31
בַּיָּתֵ֔ד1xbay·yā·ṯêḏJudges 16:14
הַיְתַ֥ד1xhay·ṯaḏJudges 16:14
הַיָּתֵד֙1xhay·yā·ṯêḏJudges 4:21
הַיָּתֵ֔ד1xhay·yā·ṯêḏIsaiah 22:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct5xExodus 27:19, Exodus 35:18, Exodus 38:31
Noun - feminine singular4xEzra 9:8, Isaiah 22:23, Ezekiel 15:3, Zechariah 10:4
Article | Noun - feminine singular2xJudges 4:21, Isaiah 22:25
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural2xNumbers 3:37, Numbers 4:32
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular2xExodus 27:19, Isaiah 33:20
Article | Noun - feminine plural1xExodus 38:20
Article | Noun - feminine singular construct1xJudges 16:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular1xIsaiah 54:2
Sources