יָדָה (ya.dah) means “to give thanks” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: yaw-daw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
יָדָה · ya.dah · to give thanks
1) to throw, shoot, cast 1a) (Qal) to shoot (arrows) 1b) (Piel) to cast, cast down, throw down 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to give thanks, laud, praise 1c2) to confess, confess (the name of God) 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to confess (sin) 1d2) to give thanks Aramaic equivalent: ye.da (יְדָא "to praise" H3029)
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a primitive root; used only as denominative from H3027 (יָד); literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
KJV glosses: cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| give thanks | 14 |
| i will praise you | 8 |
| and confess | 5 |
| praise you | 5 |
| i will praise | 4 |
| let them give thanks | 4 |
| to give thanks | 4 |
| and thanksgiving | 3 |
| i will give thanks | 3 |
| praise him | 3 |
| and confessed | 2 |
| and give thanks | 2 |
| and praise | 2 |
| for giving thanks | 2 |
| i will thank | 2 |
| praise | 2 |
| shall praise you | 2 |
| that we may give thanks | 2 |
| we give thanks | 2 |
| will give you thanks | 2 |
| will praise you | 2 |
| and cast | 1 |
| and gave thanks | 1 |
| and giving thanks | 1 |
| and i give thanks to him | 1 |
| and i will give you thanks | 1 |
| and made this confession | 1 |
| and men praise | 1 |
| and must confess | 1 |
| and thank | 1 |
| and throw down | 1 |
| but if they will confess | 1 |
| but whoever confesses | 1 |
| can praise | 1 |
| can thank you | 1 |
| confessing | 1 |
| give praise | 1 |
| give you thanks | 1 |
| giving thanks | 1 |
| he must confess | 1 |
| i confess | 1 |
| i give you thanks | 1 |
| i praise | 1 |
| i will confess | 1 |
| i will give you thanks | 1 |
| in confession | 1 |
| in thanksgiving | 1 |
| let them praise | 1 |
| shoot | 1 |
| thank you | 1 |
| that i may praise | 1 |
| then i will give you thanks | 1 |
| this song of thanksgiving | 1 |
| to give you thanks | 1 |
| to praise | 1 |
| to praise you | 1 |
| we will praise | 1 |
| will confess to you | 1 |
| will praise | 1 |
| will thank | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| i will praise | 13 |
| praise | 12 |
| o give thanks | 10 |
| to give thanks | 7 |
| and confess | 5 |
| shall praise | 5 |
| would praise | 4 |
| for i shall yet praise | 3 |
| will i praise | 3 |
| do we give thanks | 2 |
| to thank | 2 |
| and cast | 1 |
| and confessed | 1 |
| and confessing | 1 |
| and give thanks | 1 |
| and giving thanks | 1 |
| and i will praise | 1 |
| and made my confession | 1 |
| and making confession | 1 |
| and praise | 1 |
| and praised | 1 |
| and thanking | 1 |
| and thanksgiving | 1 |
| and to give thanks | 1 |
| and to thank | 1 |
| and when he had confessed | 1 |
| be thankful | 1 |
| but whoso confesseth | 1 |
| cannot praise | 1 |
| give thanks | 1 |
| he shall praise | 1 |
| i will also praise | 1 |
| i will confess | 1 |
| i will give thanks | 1 |
| i will give thee thanks | 1 |
| if they shall confess | 1 |
| let them praise | 1 |
| long and praise | 1 |
| of his and give thanks | 1 |
| shall give thanks | 1 |
| shoot | 1 |
| that he shall confess | 1 |
| that i may praise | 1 |
| that we may give thanks | 1 |
| the thanksgiving | 1 |
| thee i will praise | 1 |
| them to cast out | 1 |
| then they shall confess | 1 |
| then will i also confess | 1 |
| therefore i will give thanks | 1 |
| therefore will i give thanks | 1 |
| they confessed | 1 |
| to praise | 1 |
| to thee and confess | 1 |
| unto thee i will praise | 1 |
| we thank | 1 |
| who shall give thee thanks | 1 |
| will give thee thanks | 1 |
| will praise | 1 |
Page 1 of 3. 111 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.
Read word by wordJudah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
Read word by wordIf someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed,
Read word by wordThen he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task.
Read word by wordBut if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me—
Read word by wordand must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged.
Read word by wordTherefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
Read word by wordWhen Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading with You in this temple,
Read word by wordWhen the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them,
Read word by wordDavid appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to celebrate, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.
Read word by wordOn that day David first committed to Asaph and his associates this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:
Read word by word“Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
Read word by wordGive thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
Read word by wordThen cry out: ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in Your praise.’
Read word by wordWith them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “His loving devotion endures forever.”
Read word by wordThey were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.
Read word by wordFrom the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
Read word by wordNow therefore, our God, we give You thanks, and we praise Your glorious name.
Read word by wordThe trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud
Read word by wordWhen Your people Israel are defeated before an enemy because they have sinned against You, and they return to You and confess Your name, praying and pleading before You in this temple,
Read word by wordWhen the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them,
Read word by wordWhen all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”
Read word by wordThe priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, “For His loving devotion endures forever.” Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.
Read word by wordThen Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”
Read word by wordAnd Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
Read word by wordHezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.
Read word by wordAnd they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.
Read word by wordWhile Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.
Read word by wordlet Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned.
Read word by wordThose of Israelite descent separated themselves from all the foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.
Read word by wordWhile they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.
Read word by wordMattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
Read word by wordThe leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.
Read word by wordFor long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
Read word by wordThen I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
Read word by wordFor there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.6
I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 7.18
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.2
Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 18.50
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
Read word by wordSing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.5
“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.10
that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 30.13
Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
Read word by wordPraise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings.
Read word by wordThen I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.
Read word by wordWhy are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 42.6
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 42.12
Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
Read word by wordWhy are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
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