יָדַדyâdad

properly, to handle, i.e. to throw, e.g. lots

Pronunciation: yaw-dad' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3032

Meanings

cast a lot (compare Ethiopic immittere, etc, Di935) — only Qal Perfect 3 masculine plural יַדוּ גוֺרָל עַל Nah 3:10; Obad 1:11 יַדוּ גוֺרָל אֶלֿ Josh 4:3. (Possibly wrongly pointed perfects of ידה Pi`el q. v.)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Joel 3:3 They threw dice to decide which of my people would be their slaves. They traded boys to obtain prostitutes and sold girls for enough wine to get drunk.
  • Obadiah 1:11 When they were invaded, you stood aloof, refusing to help them. Foreign invaders carried off their wealth and cast lots to divide up Jerusalem, but you acted like one of Israel’s enemies.
  • Nahum 3:10 Yet Thebes fell, and her people were led away as captives. Her babies were dashed to death against the stones of the streets. Soldiers threw dice to get Egyptian officers as servants. All their leaders were bound in chains.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).