Strong's Definition
a primitive root; to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come
KJV Usage: ascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
יָהַב (ya.hav) — to give. 1) to give, provide, ascribe, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give 1a2) to set, place 1a3) to provide (with reflexive) 1a4) to ascribe (glory) 1a5) to grant, permit, come now Aramaic equivalent: ye.hav (יְהַב "to give" H3052)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb
Non-Possess | verb qal
to give = causative action by which humans transfer the possession of an object to someone else
GEN 47:15 · GEN 47:16 · JDG 1:15 · EZR 4:20 · EZR 6:4 · EZR 6:8 · EZR 6:9 · JOB 6:22 · PRO 30:15 · PRO 30:15 · DAN 2:48 · DAN 5:17 · ZEC 11:12
Birth | verb qal
Collocation: יהב בָּנִים
to give (someone) children literally: to give (someone) children; hence: = causative action by which humans enable their spouses to bring forth children
Control | verb pe'al, verb pe'il, verb hitpe'el
Collocation: יהב בְּיָד
to hand over, to deliver in the hands (of someone else) literally: to give (someone) in the hands (of someone else); hence: = causative action by which humans or deities cause (other) humans to be in a position of control or authority over others
Control | verb pe'al
Collocation: יהב טְעֵם
to give account, to be accountable literally: to give a report; hence: = state in which humans are under the authority of other humans
Dead
Collocation: יהב גְּשֵׁם
to give up (one's) body literally: to give (one's) body); hence: = action by which humans allow themselves to be killed for a certain cause
Engage | verb qal
to grant help, to give aid, to help literally: to give; hence: = causative action by which humans or deities cause (other) humans to receive a quality, a position, or support
JDG 20:7 · 2SA 16:20 · PSA 60:13 · PSA 108:13 · DAN 2:21 · DAN 2:23 · DAN 2:37 · DAN 4:13 · DAN 5:18 · DAN 5:19 · DAN 5:28 · DAN 7:4 · DAN 7:6 · DAN 7:12 · DAN 7:14 · DAN 7:22 · DAN 7:27
Evaluators | verb qal
come on! hey! literally: give!; hence: = exclamation encouraging people to act
Hold | verb qal
to hold literally: to give; hence: = causative action by which humans transfer an object to other humans on a temporary basis
Associate | verb qal
to give (someone a spouse) literally: to give (someone a spouse); hence: = causative action by which parents allow their child to become someone's spouse
Know | verb qal | ≈ קרא
to ascribe, to acknowledge literally: to give (a quality); hence: = action by which humans publicly acknowledge one of the qualities of a deity
DEU 32:3 · 1CH 16:28 · 1CH 16:28 · 1CH 16:29 · PSA 29:1 · PSA 29:1 · PSA 29:2 · PSA 96:7 · PSA 96:7 · PSA 96:8
Dissociate | verb qal
to select, to provide literally: to give; hence: = action by which humans or deities make a selection among several options, which include humans, divine beings, animals, other objects, or events
1 HOS 4:18 NIV ESV "dearly" NJPS "beyond measure"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[יָהַב] vb. give give
= set
with reflex. = provide
ascribe glory, etc.
= come now (orig. grant, permit)
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