Lexical Summary yarah or yara: to throw, shoot Original Word: יָרָהTransliteration: yarah or yara Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-raw') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to throw, shoot Meaning: to flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach Strong's Concordance archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, show, shoot, Or (2 Chr. 26:15) yara; {yaw-raw'}; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water (i.e. To rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. To shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach -- (+) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through. Brown-Driver-Briggs H3384. yarah or yara [יָרָא] verb shoot, pour (Aramaic orthography of יָרָה q. v.) — Qal Infinitive construct בַּחִצִּים לִירוֺא2 Chronicles 26:15 shoot with arrows. Hiph`il Imperfect וַיֹּרא֯וּ 2 Samuel 11:24 and they shot at (אֶלֿ); Participle plural הַמּוֺרִא֯ים 11:24 the shooters, archers; Kt to be read הַמּוֺרַאִים וַיֹּרִאוּ,; but Masora nothing א as superfluous, would read הַמּוֺרִים וַיֹּרוּ, from יָרָה (Bö§ 1088 (8), (9)). Hoph`al Imperfect only in יוֺרֶ֑א הוּא גַּם וּמַרְוֶה Proverbs 11:25 he that watereth shall himself also be watered (Fl De MV and others derive — 'non bene,' Thes — from √ רוה, q. v., יוֺרֶא for ֗֗֗ יָרְוֶה; but see Thes Ew§ 131 f. Bö§ 161 (4) SS Buhl Köi. 585; compare ירה 4). יָרָה verb throw, shoot (Late Hebrew shoot, Hiph`il teach; Aramaic Aph`el אוֺרִי teach; Ethiopic jecit; Amharic warê is information, news, see NöZMG 1886, 724; Assyrian ârû, lead, guide, DlHWB 241; têrtu, law, DlHA 49; Zinjirli ירי set, found, DHMSendsch. 57, compare 2 below — Buhl distinguishes 3 √ √ ירה: I. = throw, compare modern Arabic warra; II. Hiph`il = moisten, compare רוה; III. Hiph`il = teach, compare ראה, Arabic , ; but evidence for this division hardly sufficient) — Qal Perfect ׳יר Exodus 15:4 3t.; 1 singular יָרִיתִי Genesis 31:51; Joshua 18:6; Imperfect1plural suffix וַנִּירָם Numbers 21:30 (SS after וְנִינָם ᵐ5, see Ges§ 76 (2) e); Imperative יְרֵה 2 Kings 13:17; Infinitive absolute יָרֹה Exodus 19:13 construct לִיר(וֺ)ת Psalm 11:2; 64:5; Participle יֹרֶה Proverbs 26:18; plural יוֺרִים 1 Chronicles 10:3; יֹרִים2 Chronicles 35:23; — 1 throw, cast, with accusative: cast lots Joshua 18:6 (E); army into (בְּ) the sea Exodus 15:4 (song). 2 cast (= lay, set), corner-stone Job 38:6; pillar Genesis 31:51 (E; see Zinjirli above) 3 shoot arrows, absolute Exodus 19:13 (E) 2 Kings 13:17; accusative of arrows 1 Samuel 20:36-37, Proverbs 26:18; accusative of person Numbers 21:30 (song, E) Psalm 64:5; with לְ person 11:2; י(וֺ)רִים archers 1 Chronicles 10:3; 2 Chronicles 35:23. 4 throw water, rain: Hosea 6:3, but see יוֺרֶה early rain (compare Hiph`il 3). Niph`al Imperfect יִיָּרֶה shot through (with arrows) Exodus 19:13 (E). Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular suffix הֹרַנִי Job 30:19 (הֹרָנִי Baer); הוֺרָהוּ 2 Kings 12:3; הוֺרֵתָ֑נִי Psalm 119:102; 1singular וְהוֺרֵיתִ֫י Exodus 4:15; 1 Samuel 12:23; suffix הֹרֵיתִיךָ Proverbs 4:11; הוֺרֵיתִיךָ Exodus 4:12; Imperfect יוֺרֶה Psalm 25:8 5t.; וַיּוֺר 2 Kings 13:17 (for this and other forms see Ges§ 76 (2) e); וַיֹּרֵנִי Proverbs 4:4; יוֺרֵנוּ Judges 13:8 2t.; יוֺרֶנּוּ Psalm 25:12; Isaiah 28:26; וַיּוֺרֵהוּ Exodus 15:25; יֹרֵם 2 Kings 17:27; Psalm 64:8; 2feminine suffix תּוֺרְךָ 45:5; תֹּרֶ֑ךָּ Job 12:7-8, 2masculine suffix תּוֺרֵם 1 Kings 8:36 2 Chronicles 6:27; 1 singular אוֺרֶה 1 Samuel 20:20; Job 27:11; suffix אוֺרְךָ Psalm 32:8; 3masculine plural יוֺרוּ Deuteronomy 24:8 3t.; יֹרוּ 2 Samuel 11:20; 2 Chronicles 35:23; יֹרֻהוּ Psalm 64:5; יוֺרוּךָ Deuteronomy 17:10 2t.; Imperative suffix הֹרֵנִי Job 34:32; הוֺרֵנִי Psalm 27:11 2t.; plural suffix הוֺרוּנִי Job 6:24; Infinitive construct הוֺרֹת Genesis 46:28 3t.; הוֺרֹתָם Exodus 24:12; Participle מוֺרֶה 1 Samuel 20:36 5t.; מֹרֶה Proverbs 6:13; plural מוֺרִים 1 Samuel 31:3 2t.; suffix מוֺרָ֑י Proverbs 5:13; מוֺרֶיךָ Isaiah 30:20 (twice in verse); — 1 throw, cast, with ל, into the mire Job 30:19. 2 shoot (arrows) 1 Samuel 20:20, 36; 2 Samuel 11:20; 2 Kings 13:17; 19:32 = Isaiah 37:33; with ל, of person 2 Chronicles 35:23; accusative of person Psalm 64:5; 64:8; מוֺרִים archers 1 Samuel 31:3 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 10:3. 3 throw water, rain: לָכֶם צֶדֶק וְיוֺרֶה Hosea 10:12 and rain righteousness for you (Thes and others under 5); hence מוֺרֶה early rain (compare Qal 4). 4 point out, shew: גּשְׁנָה לְפָנָיו לְהוֺרֹת Genesis 46:28 (J) to point out before him (the way) to Goshen; בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָיו מֹרֶח Proverbs 6:13 pointing out with his fingers; accusative of person and thing Exodus 15:25 (JE) Psalm 45:5; Job 6:24. 5 direct, teach, instruct: a. of men, absolute Bezalel in handicraft Exodus 35:34 (P); with accusative of person, a father his son Proverbs 4:4; the ancients Job Job 8:10; the animals and the earth, the friends of 12:7-8, with 2accusative Isaiah 28:9; בּדֶרֶךְ in the way 1 Samuel 12:23; Psalm 25:8; 32:8; Proverbs 4:11; בְּיַדאֵֿל concerning the hand of El Job 27:11. — שֶׁקֶר מוֺרֶה teaching lies is used of prophet Isaiah 9:14. b. specially of the authoritative direction (see תּוֺרָה) given by priests on matters of ceremonial observance, with accusative of thing and לְ person Deuteronomy 33:10 (song), they teach thy judgments to Jacob, and thy direction (law) to Israel; double accusative 17:10-11, according to the direction, wherewith they direct thee; 24:8 (on leprosy), Leviticus 10:11 (P), absolute 14:57 (P), 2 Chronicles 15:3 מוֺרֶה כֹּהֵן, Ezekiel 44:23 the Zadokite priests לְחֹל קֹדֶשׁ בֵּין יֹרוּ אתעֿמי; Micah 3:11 the priests give such 'direction' for hire; less, technically, of Moses Exodus 24:12 (E), of Jehoiada 2 Kings 12:3, of the Samaritan priests 17:27-28,. c. of God: with accusative of person Isaiah 28:26; Psalm 119:102; double accusative Exodus 4:12, 15 (J), Judges 13:8; Job 34:32; 1 Kings 8:36 (= הַדֶּרֶךְ אֶל2 Chronicles 6:27), Psalm 27:11; 86:11; 119:33; accusative of person בְּדֶרֶךְ 25:12; מִדְּרָכָיו of his ways Isaiah 2:3 = Micah 4:2. d. of idol-image Habakkuk 2:18 (שָׁ֑קֶר מוֺרֶה), 2:19. |
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