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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

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