יָאָה

«יָאָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: befit — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

Used: 1 times · Key: 2969 · BDB: יָאָה

Glosses

it.is.befitting (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

befit tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. befit, be befitting tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb. befit, be befitting (NH 𝔗 יָאֵי, יָאֶה adj. worthy, fitting, fine; יָאוּת adv. right, well; Ph. יא fair; Syriac ܝܳܐܷܐ adj. for נאוה ψ 33:1, πρέπει Mt 3:15)— Pf. לְךָ יָאָ֑תָה Je 10:7, for thee it (i.e. fear) is befitting, late Aramaism.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (13 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (9 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «יָאָה» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Jeremiah 10:7

מִ֣י לֹ֤א יִֽרָאֲךָ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם כִּ֥י לְךָ֖ יָאָ֑תָה כִּ֣י בְכָל־חַכְמֵ֧י הַגּוֹיִ֛ם וּבְכָל־מַלְכוּתָ֖ם מֵאֵ֥ין כָּמֽוֹךָ׃

Word for word: who? not will he.fear.you O.king of the.nations (dm) for you it.is.befitting (dm) among all the.wise.[people] of the.nations and among all kingdom their from there.[is].not like you

JPS 1917: Who would not fear Thee, O king of the nations? For it befitteth Thee; forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royalty, there is none like unto Thee.

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