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יָקַד

𐤉𐤒𐤃

yâqad

H3344 verb

SILEX Entry

Root יקד to burn, to be kindled, to kindle

Definition

To burn or be burning, with the primary nuance of sustaining or kindling a flame, whether literal or figurative. Used for the active ignition and maintenance of a fire, as well as the state of something being inflamed or afire. Carries both transitive sense ('to kindle') and intransitive sense ('to be burning').

Semantic Range

to burn, to be on fire, to be kindled, to set on fire, to sustain a fire, to inflame (literal or figurative); to keep a fire burning (especially at the hearth or altar)

Root / Etymology

From the root יקד, reflecting the idea of burning or kindling a fire. The root directly encodes the concept of ignition or combustion.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, יָקַד occurs both in active (causative) and passive senses. It is used in domestic contexts (kindling a fire for warmth or cooking), in cultic language (keeping altar fire burning), and occasionally metaphorically (as in Isaiah 44:15 of burning an idol). The verb appears in both Qal (burn, be kindled) and Hiphil (cause to burn, kindle) stems. It differs from related roots such as בער (baʿar, 'to consume, eat up [by fire]'), which emphasizes destruction, and חרה (harah, 'to burn [with anger]'), which is more metaphorical for emotional incandescence. English translations often render יָקַד as 'burn' or 'kindle,' but can miss the nuanced distinction between maintaining a fire (as in Leviticus for the perpetual altar fire) versus simply starting or consuming with fire. In later periods, related nouns (e.g. יְקוּדָה, hearth) developed semantic significance for household or cultic settings. The term shows stability in basic meaning across periods, though its focus can shift from literal to metaphorical depending on context.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to burn; (be) burn(-ing), [idiom] from the hearth, kindle.

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Root Family

יקד (y-q-d) — to burn, to be kindled, to kindle

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3345 יְקַד the burning one
H3346 יְקֵדָא to blazing-conflagration of
H3350 יְקוֹד like a burning-fire of
H4168 מוֹקֵד burning-hearths of
H4169 מוֹקְדָה perpetual burning-hearth

Word Forms

5 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3344-02 תּ֥וּקַד tuqad HVHi3fs shall be kept burning she will be kindled 5
H3344-03 וַ/תִּיקַ֖ד vatiqad HC/Vqw3fs and burns and she burned 1
H3344-01 מִ/יָּק֔וּד miyaqud HR/Ncmsa from a hearth kindled fire 1
H3344-05 יֹקֶ֖דֶת yoqedet HVqrfsa burning burning one 1
H3344-04 יֵקַ֥ד yeqad HVqi3ms will be kindled he will burn 1

Occurrences in Scripture

9 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3344-02 Leviticus 6:2 תּ֥וּקַד tuqad HVHi3fs shall be kept burning she will be kindled
H3344-02 Leviticus 6:5 תּֽוּקַד tuqad HVHi3fs shall-be-kindled she will be kindled
H3344-02 Leviticus 6:6 תּוּקַ֥ד tuqad HVHi3fs shall be kept burning she will be kindled
H3344-03 Deuteronomy 32:22 וַ/תִּיקַ֖ד vatiqad HC/Vqw3fs and burns and she burned
H3344-04 Isaiah 10:16 יֵקַ֥ד yeqad HVqi3ms will be kindled he will burn
H3344-01 Isaiah 30:14 מִ/יָּק֔וּד miyaqud HR/Ncmsa from a hearth kindled fire
H3344-05 Isaiah 65:5 יֹקֶ֖דֶת yoqedet HVqrfsa burning burning one
H3344-02 Jeremiah 15:14 תּוּקָֽד tuqad HVHi3fs it shall burn she will be kindled
H3344-02 Jeremiah 17:4 תּוּקָֽד tuqad HVHi3fs it will burn she will be kindled
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