Strong's Definition
a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications); -X abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, X indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
יָרַד (ya.rad) — to go down. 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · מֹורָד
Move | verb qal
to go down, to come down, to fall down, to sink down, to descend = process by which objects move (involuntarily) from a place that is relatively high in elevation to a relatively lower place
EXO 9:19 · EXO 15:5 · EXO 33:9 · NUM 11:9 · NUM 11:9 · DEU 28:24 · 2KI 1:10 · 2KI 1:10 · 2KI 1:12 · 2KI 1:12 · 2KI 1:14 · 2KI 20:11 · 2CH 7:1 · 2CH 7:3 · PSA 72:6 · PSA 104:8 · PSA 107:26 · PSA 133:3 · PRO 18:8 · PRO 26:22 · ECC 3:21 · ISA 32:19 · ISA 34:5 · ISA 38:8 · ISA 38:8 · ISA 55:10 · JER 13:18 · JER 48:15 · JER 50:27 · EZK 26:11 · ZEC 11:2
Move | verb qal
to go down, to come down, to climb down, to step down, to descend = action by which human, animals, or deities move (voluntarily) from a place that is relatively high in elevation to a relatively lower place
GEN 11:5 · GEN 11:7 · GEN 12:10 · GEN 15:11 · GEN 18:21 · GEN 24:16 · GEN 24:45 · GEN 26:2 · GEN 28:12 · GEN 38:1 · GEN 42:2 · GEN 42:3 · GEN 42:38 · GEN 43:4 · GEN 43:5 · GEN 43:15 · GEN 43:20 · GEN 43:20 · GEN 44:23 · GEN 44:26 · GEN 44:26 · GEN 45:9 · GEN 46:3 · GEN 46:4 · EXO 2:5 · EXO 3:8 · EXO 11:8 · EXO 19:11 · EXO 19:14 · EXO 19:18 · EXO 19:20 · EXO 19:21 · EXO 19:24 · EXO 19:25 · EXO 32:1 · EXO 32:7 · EXO 32:15 · EXO 34:5 · EXO 34:29 · EXO 34:29 · LEV 9:22 · NUM 11:17 · NUM 11:25 · NUM 12:5 · NUM 14:45 · NUM 20:15 · NUM 20:28 · DEU 9:12 · DEU 9:15 · DEU 10:5 · DEU 10:22 · DEU 26:5 · JOS 2:23 · JOS 24:4 · JDG 1:9 · JDG 1:34 · JDG 3:27 · JDG 3:28 · JDG 4:14 · JDG 4:15 · JDG 5:11 · JDG 5:14 · JDG 7:9 · JDG 7:10 · JDG 7:10 · JDG 7:11 · JDG 7:11 · JDG 7:24 · JDG 9:36 · JDG 9:37 · JDG 11:37 · JDG 14:1 · JDG 14:5 · JDG 14:7 · JDG 14:10 · JDG 14:19 · JDG 15:8 · JDG 15:11 · JDG 15:12 · JDG 16:31 · RUT 3:3 · RUT 3:6 · 1SA 6:21 · 1SA 9:25 · 1SA 9:27 · 1SA 10:5 · 1SA 10:8 · 1SA 10:8 · 1SA 13:12 · 1SA 13:20 · 1SA 14:36 · 1SA 14:37 · 1SA 15:6 · 1SA 15:12 · 1SA 17:8 · 1SA 17:28 · 1SA 17:28 · 1SA 20:19 · 1SA 22:1 · 1SA 23:4 · 1SA 23:6 · 1SA 23:8 · 1SA 23:11 · 1SA 23:11 · 1SA 23:20 · 1SA 23:20 · 1SA 23:25 · 1SA 25:1 · 1SA 25:20 · 1SA 25:20 · 1SA 25:23 · 1SA 26:2 · 1SA 26:6 · 1SA 26:6 · 1SA 26:10 · 1SA 29:4 · 1SA 30:24 · 2SA 5:17 · 2SA 11:8 · 2SA 11:9 · 2SA 11:10 · 2SA 11:10 · 2SA 11:13 · 2SA 17:18 · 2SA 19:17 · 2SA 19:21 · 2SA 19:25 · 2SA 19:32 · 2SA 21:15 · 2SA 22:10 · 2SA 23:13 · 2SA 23:20 · 2SA 23:21 · 1KI 1:25 · 1KI 1:38 · 1KI 2:8 · 1KI 18:44 · 1KI 21:16 · 1KI 21:18 · 1KI 21:18 · 1KI 22:2 · 2KI 1:9 · 2KI 1:11 · 2KI 1:15 · 2KI 1:15 · 2KI 2:2 · 2KI 3:12 · 2KI 5:14 · 2KI 6:18 · 2KI 6:33 · 2KI 7:17 · 2KI 8:29 · 2KI 9:16 · 2KI 10:13 · 2KI 13:14 · 1CH 7:21 · 1CH 11:15 · 1CH 11:22 · 1CH 11:23 · 2CH 18:2 · 2CH 20:16 · 2CH 22:6 · NEH 6:3 · NEH 6:3 · NEH 9:13 · PSA 18:10 · PSA 107:23 · PSA 144:5 · PRO 30:4 · SNG 6:2 · SNG 6:11 · ISA 30:2 · ISA 31:1 · ISA 31:4 · ISA 42:10 · ISA 47:1 · ISA 52:4 · ISA 63:14 · ISA 63:19 · ISA 64:2 · JER 18:2 · JER 18:3 · JER 22:1 · JER 36:12 · JER 48:18 · EZK 26:16 · EZK 27:29 · EZK 31:12 · AMO 6:2 · JON 1:3 · JON 1:3 · JON 1:5 · JON 2:7 · MIC 1:3
Move | verb hif, verb hof
to lower, to let down, to take down, to bring down, to take off (ornaments) = causative action by which humans or deities cause objects to move from a place that is relatively high in elevation to a relatively lower place
GEN 24:18 · GEN 24:46 · GEN 37:25 · GEN 39:1 · GEN 39:1 · GEN 43:7 · GEN 43:11 · GEN 43:22 · GEN 44:11 · GEN 44:21 · GEN 45:13 · EXO 33:5 · NUM 1:51 · NUM 4:5 · DEU 1:25 · DEU 21:4 · JOS 2:15 · JOS 2:18 · JOS 8:29 · JOS 10:27 · JDG 7:4 · JDG 7:5 · JDG 16:21 · 1SA 6:15 · 1SA 19:12 · 1SA 30:15 · 1SA 30:15 · 1SA 30:16 · 1KI 1:33 · 1KI 1:53 · 1KI 5:23 · 1KI 17:23 · 1KI 18:40 · 2KI 11:19 · 2KI 16:17 · 2CH 23:20 · ISA 43:14 · JER 49:16 · JER 51:40 · LAM 2:10 · EZK 34:26 · HOS 7:12 · JOL 2:23 · JOL 4:2 · AMO 9:2 · OBA 1:3 · OBA 1:4
Bear | verb qal | ≈ שׁוב בְּרֹאשׁ
Collocation: ירד עַל־קָדְקֹד
to come down on one's skull literally: to descend on one's skull; hence: = state in which humans are held responsible for their deeds
Dead | verb qal | ≈ נחת | ≠ חיה · עלה
to go down (to the netherworld), to die literally: to go down (to the netherworld, death, the pit, the dust, silence, etc.); hence: = process by which humans die and descend into the world of the dead
GEN 37:35 · NUM 16:30 · NUM 16:33 · JOB 7:9 · JOB 17:16 · JOB 33:24 · PSA 22:30 · PSA 28:1 · PSA 30:4 · PSA 30:10 · PSA 49:18 · PSA 55:16 · PSA 88:5 · PSA 115:17 · PSA 143:7 · PRO 1:12 · PRO 5:5 · PRO 7:27 · ISA 5:14 · ISA 14:19 · ISA 34:7 · ISA 38:18 · EZK 26:20 · EZK 26:20 · EZK 30:6 · EZK 31:14 · EZK 31:15 · EZK 31:16 · EZK 31:17 · EZK 32:18 · EZK 32:19 · EZK 32:21 · EZK 32:24 · EZK 32:24 · EZK 32:25 · EZK 32:27 · EZK 32:29 · EZK 32:30 · EZK 32:30 · HAG 2:22
Dead | verb hif, verb hof
to bring down, to cast down, to thrust down literally: to cause to go down (to the netherworld, death, the pit, the dust, silence, etc.); hence: = causative process by which humans or deities cause humans to die and descend into the world of the dead
1SA 2:6 · PSA 55:24 · ISA 14:11 · ISA 14:15 · EZK 26:20 · EZK 28:8 · EZK 31:16 · EZK 31:18 · EZK 32:18
Dead | verb hif
Collocation: ירד שֵׂיבָה
to bring (someone's) grey head down, to send down (someone's) grey head literally: to cause or allow someone's grey hair to descend into the netherworld; hence: = causative process by which humans cause or allow an old person to die, usually under difficult circumstances
Flow | verb qal
to flow down = process by which bodies of water flow from a higher elevation to a lower elevation
DEU 9:21 · JOS 3:13 · JOS 3:16 · JOS 3:16 · PSA 133:2 · PSA 133:2 · EZK 47:1 · EZK 47:8
Flow | verb hif
to let flow down, to let run down, to let stream down = causative process by which humans or deities cause bodies of water to flow from a higher elevation to a lower elevation
Grieve | verb qal | ≈ בכה · דמע · נשׂא נֶהִי
Collocation: עֵנַיִם ירד
to weep profusely = process by which tears flow in copious amounts from the eyes of humans ◄ as a result of deep sorrow
PSA 119:136 · JER 9:17 · JER 13:17 · JER 14:17 · LAM 1:16 · LAM 3:48
Grieve | verb qal | ≈ ילל
Collocation: ירד בַּבֶּכִי
to stream with tears, to melt in tears literally: to flow in weeping; hence: = process by which tears flow in copious amounts from the eyes of humans ◄ as a result of deep sorrow
Happen | verb qal
to come down, to descend = process by which an event starts happening as ordained by a deity, ◄ as if the event were descending straight from heaven
Impact | verb qal
to come down literally: to come down; = process by which a construction collapses, ◄ usually caused by human hands
Impact | verb hif, verb hof
to bring down literally: to bring down; = causative action by which humans cause a construction to collapse to be taken apart
Lax
to be brought low = causative process by which a condition is caused to decrease in intensity
Shape
to go down literally: (a boundary or measuring line) goes down; hence: = state in which a boundary or measuring line follows a certain trajectory downhill
NUM 34:11 · NUM 34:11 · NUM 34:12 · JOS 15:10 · JOS 16:3 · JOS 16:7 · JOS 17:9 · JOS 18:13 · JOS 18:16 · JOS 18:16 · JOS 18:16 · JOS 18:17 · JOS 18:18 · 2KI 12:21 · NEH 3:15
Shame | verb qal
to sink (in status) literally: to go down; hence: = process by which humans lose their power or social status
Shame | verb hif
to bring down literally: to bring down; hence: = causative process by which humans or deities cause (other) humans to lose their power or social status
1 RUT 3:3 MT-K ירדתי | MT-Q יָרַדְתְּ 2 1SA 20:19 MT HOTTP-C NJPS NRSV | LXX RSV NJB GNT = פקד 3 PSA 30:4 MT-K מיורדי | MT-Q מִיָּרְדִי
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יָרַד 380 vb. come or go down, descend Qal 306
come or go down
go down (usu. from mountain or hill-country into plain), to battle
go down to (acc.) threshing-floor
go down (abs.) from Palestine to Egypt
from Jerusalem
from altar
go down
= sink, in water
go down to She’ôl
fig. going down (dissolving) in tears
= be prostrated
of divine manifestations: descend
of inanimate things
Hiph. cause to come or go down bring down
send down rain = cause to flow down
= lay prostrate to (acc.) threshing-floor
bring down to She’ôl
take down (from cart)
let down
Hoph. be brought down
be taken down
base