יָהַב
yâhab · yaw-hab'
to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come
- to give (whether literal or figurative)
- generally, to put
- imperatively (reflexive) come
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: ascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › to reveal, behold › the house, what is within
The hand that works that works to reveal, behold of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יָהַב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
34 occurrences · 34 OT · 0 NT · 14 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- give21 · 62%
- go to4 · 12%
- bring2 · 6%
- come on1 · 3%
- take1 · 3%
- ascribe1 · 3%
- give out1 · 3%
- unto him, give1 · 3%
- set1 · 3%
- crying, give1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.