יְהַב
yᵉhab · yeh-hab'
{to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come}
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3051 (יָהַב)
{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: deliver, give, lay, [phrase] prolong, pay, yield.
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 יְהַב 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
28 occurrences · 28 OT · 0 NT · 22 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- was given3 · 11%
- be given2 · 7%
- given2 · 7%
- and given2 · 7%
- was paid1 · 4%
- he gave1 · 4%
- and they were delivered1 · 4%
- and laid1 · 4%
- also that are given1 · 4%
- he giveth1 · 4%
- who hast given1 · 4%
- hath given1 · 4%
- hath he given1 · 4%
- and gave1 · 4%
- and yielded1 · 4%
- to thyself, and give1 · 4%
- gave1 · 4%
- that he gave1 · 4%
- give1 · 4%
- were prolonged1 · 4%
- and there was given1 · 4%
- and they shall be given1 · 4%
- shall be given1 · 4%
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.