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יָעַד

𐤉𐤏𐤃

yâʻad

H3259 verb

SILEX Entry

Root יעד to appoint, to set, to designate, to arrange by agreement

Definition

To appoint, designate, or set (a time, place, person, or event) often as part of purposeful arrangement or agreement; to agree upon or designate by mutual consent; to betroth (select for engagement/marriage). The verb expresses the intentional fixing of time, place, or purpose, frequently in contexts of communal gatherings, meetings between parties, or acts of appointment to a role or engagement for marriage. Occasionally, it also denotes assembling people together for a particular purpose or summons.

Semantic Range

to appoint or designate (a place, person, or time); to set or fix (esp. a time or event); to agree upon (by mutual consent); to assemble together (with a sense of purpose); to betroth or pledge in marriage; to summon to a meeting or trial

Root / Etymology

From the root יָעַד (yaʻad), whose core sense is 'to appoint' or 'to fix (in place or time).' The root gives rise to words connected with fixing something by mutual agreement, especially with regard to setting appointments, agreements, or designated persons or times.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Throughout the Hebrew Bible, יָעַד primarily refers to making purposeful arrangements or appointments, especially with communal or covenantal significance (e.g., setting times for festivals, assembling people at designated locations, or appointing individuals to roles). In marriage contexts, it refers to the formal engagement process (betrothal) that involves a mutual arrangement. Over time, the legal and social procedures for such appointments evolved, especially in exilic and post-exilic contexts where communal structures shifted. In later Hebrew, the root broadens to convey general assembling or gathering, but in Biblical usage, the emphasis remains on purposeful appointment or arrangement. English translations sometimes flatten this nuance, rendering יָעַד as merely 'meet' or 'appoint,' but the word nearly always signals purpose, intention, or mutual agreement, distinguishing it from more casual or accidental meetings. Contrasts with verbs for accidental encounters (e.g., פָּגַע, to meet by chance) or strictly summoning (e.g., קָרָא, to call).

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to fix upon (by agreement or appointment); by implication, to meet (at a stated time), to summon (to trial), to direct (in a certain quarter or position), to engage (for marriage); agree,(maxke an) appoint(-ment, a time), assemble (selves), betroth, gather (selves, together), meet (together), set (a time).

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Root Family

יעד (y-ʿ-d) — to appoint, to set, to designate, to arrange by agreement

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3133 יוֹעֵד Yahweh appoints
H3260 יֶעְדִּי Yahweh-has-appointed
H4150 מוֹעֵד in the appointed-times
H4151 מוֹעָד in his appointed assemblies
H4152 מוּעָדָה the appointed place

Word Forms

14 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H3259-01 הַ/נּוֹעָדִ֖ים hanoadim HTd/VNrmpa who were assembled the appointed ones 5
H3259-02 אִוָּעֵ֤ד ivaed HVNi1cs I will meet I will meet by appointment 4
H3259-11 יְעָדָ֖/הּ yeadah HVqp3ms/Sp3fs designated her he appointed her 3
H3259-14 יֹעִידֶ֔/נִּי yoideni HVhi3ms/Sp1cs will appoint me he will appoint me 3
H3259-10 וְ/נֽוֹעֲד֤וּ venoadu HC/VNq3cp and-shall-assemble and were appointed 2
H3259-09 וְ/נוֹעַדְתִּ֣י venoadeti HC/VNq1cs and I will meet and I will meet by appointment 2
H3259-07 וַ/יִּוָּ֣עֲד֔וּ vayivaadu HC/VNw3mp and they assembled they agreed together 2
H3259-06 נוֹעָֽדוּ noadu HVNp3cp they have met they were appointed 2
H3259-03 מוּעָדִ֕ים muadim HVHsmpa placed appointed ones 1
H3259-05 נִוָּעֵד֩ nivaed HVNi1cp Let us meet we will meet by appointment 1

Occurrences in Scripture

29 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H3259-11 Exodus 21:8 יְעָדָ֖/הּ yeadah HVqp3ms/Sp3fs designated her he appointed her
H3259-13 Exodus 21:9 יִֽיעָדֶ֑/נָּה yiadenah HVqi3ms/Sp3fs he designates her he appoints her
H3259-09 Exodus 25:22 וְ/נוֹעַדְתִּ֣י venoadeti HC/VNq1cs and I will meet and I will meet by appointment
H3259-02 Exodus 29:42 אִוָּעֵ֤ד ivaed HVNi1cs I will meet I will meet by appointment
H3259-09 Exodus 29:43 וְ/נֹעַדְתִּ֥י venoadeti HC/VNq1cs and-I-will-meet and I will meet by appointment
H3259-02 Exodus 30:6 אִוָּעֵ֥ד ivaed HVNi1cs I will meet I will meet by appointment
H3259-02 Exodus 30:36 אִוָּעֵ֥ד ivaed HVNi1cs I will meet I will meet by appointment
H3259-10 Numbers 10:3 וְ/נֽוֹעֲד֤וּ venoadu HC/VNq3cp and-shall-assemble and were appointed
H3259-10 Numbers 10:4 וְ/נוֹעֲד֤וּ venoadu HC/VNq3cp shall gather and were appointed
H3259-01 Numbers 14:35 הַ/נּוֹעָדִ֖ים hanoadim HTd/VNrmpa that are gathered the appointed ones
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