יָהַבyâhab

יָהַב: give

Pronunciation: yaw-hab' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3051

Meanings

Qal

1. give (Genesis 29:21; Genesis 47:16; Ruth 3:15)

2. = set (2 Samuel 11:15)

3. = provide (Deuteronomy 1:13; Joshua 18:4; Judges 20:7)

4. ascribe glory, etc., to ׳ י (God) (Psalms 29:1; Psalms 29:2; Psalms 96:7)

5. = come now (originally grant, permit), before voluntative (Genesis 11:3; Genesis 11:4; Genesis 11:7)

ᵑ7: give

Pe`al: active (Ezra 5:12; Daniel 2:23; Daniel 3:28)

1. give (Daniel 2:48; Daniel 5:17; Daniel 2:21)

2. place, lay (Ezra 5:16)

Pe`il: be given up (Ezra 7:4; Ezra 7:6; Ezra 7:14)

Hithpe`el

1. be given over (Daniel 4:13; Ezra 6:9; Ezra 7:19)

2. be paid (Ezra 6:4; Ezra 6:8; Ezra 4:20)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 33 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 11:3 They began saying to each other, “Let’s make bricks and harden them with fire.” (In this region bricks were used instead of stone, and tar was used for mortar.)
  • Genesis 11:4 Then they said, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.”
  • Genesis 11:7 Come, let’s go down and confuse the people with different languages. Then they won’t be able to understand each other.”
  • Genesis 29:21 Finally, the time came for him to marry her. “I have fulfilled my agreement,” Jacob said to Laban. “Now give me my wife so I can sleep with her.”
  • Genesis 30:1 When Rachel saw that she wasn’t having any children for Jacob, she became jealous of her sister. She pleaded with Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!”
  • Genesis 38:16 So he stopped and propositioned her. “Let me have sex with you,” he said, not realizing that she was his own daughter-in-law. “How much will you pay to have sex with me?” Tamar asked.
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