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ידע

ידע

See also: י־ד־ע

Aramaic

Verb

ידע • ‎(transliteration needed)

  1. to know

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ד־ע

From the root י־ד־ע ‎(y-d-`).

Pronunciation

Noun

יֶדַע • ‎(yéda) m ‎(no plural forms, singular construct יֶדַע־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. Knowledge: that which is known (to a given knower).

Verb

יָדַע • ‎(yadá) ‎(pa'al construction, passive counterpart נוֹדַע)

  1. To know (a fact).
    • Exodus 3:19
      וַאֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי לֹא יִתֵּן אֶתְכֶם מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם לַהֲלֹךְ וְלֹא בְּיָד חֲזָקָה׃
    לא, אני לא רוצה לדעת למה היא ישנה עם הנעליים שלו.
    lo, ani lo rotse/rotsa lada'at lama hi y'shena im hana'alayim shelo.
    No, I don't want to know why she sleeps with his shoes.
  2. To know how (to do something).
  3. (literary) To know (a person or place).
  4. (archaic) To know, to have sex with.

Conjugation

Conjugation of יָדַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first יָדַעְתִּי יָדַעְנוּ
second יָדַעְתָּ יָדַעְתְּ יְדַעְתֶּם1 יְדַעְתֶּן1
third יָדַע יָדְעָה יָדְעוּ
present יוֹדֵעַ יוֹדַעַת יוֹדְעִים יוֹדְעוֹת
future first אֵדַע נֵדַע
second תֵּדַע תֵּדְעִי תֵּדְעוּ תֵּדַעְנָה2
third יֵדַע תֵּדַע יֵדְעוּ תֵּדַעְנָה2
imperative דַּע דְּעִי דְּעוּ דַּעְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced יָדַעְתֶּם and יָדַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

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