3384. yarah or yara
Lexical Summary
yarah or yara: to throw, shoot
Original Word: יָרָה
Transliteration: 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.

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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 וַיֹּרא֯וּ2 Samuel 11:24 and they shot at (אֶלֿ‎); Participle plural הַמּוֺרִא֯ים11:24 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 וּמַרְוֶהProverbs 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.§ 161 (4) SS Buhl Köi. 585; compare ירה4).

יָרָהverb throw, shoot (Late Hebrew shoot, Hiph`il teach; Aramaic Aph`el אוֺרִיteach; Ethiopic jecit; Amharic warê is information, news, see NöZMG 1886, 724; Assyrian ârû, lead, guide, DlHWB 241; têrtu, law, DlHA 49; Zinjirli יריset, 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 ׳ירExodus 15:4 3t.; 1 singular יָרִיתִיGenesis 31:51; Joshua 18:6; Imperfect1plural suffix וַנִּירָםNumbers 21:30 (SS after וְנִינָם ᵐ5‎, see Ges§ 76 (2) e); Imperative יְרֵה2 Kings 13:17; Infinitive absolute יָרֹהExodus 19:13 construct לִיר(וֺ)תPsalm 11:2; 64:5; Participle יֹרֶהProverbs 26:18; plural יוֺרִים1 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)רִיםarchers 1 Chronicles 10:3; 2 Chronicles 35:23.

4 throw water, rain: Hosea 6:3, but see יוֺרֶהearly rain (compare Hiph`il 3).

Niph`al Imperfect יִיָּרֶהshot through (with arrows) Exodus 19:13 (E).

Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular suffix הֹרַנִיJob 30:19 (הֹרָנִי‎ Baer); הוֺרָהוּ2 Kings 12:3; הוֺרֵתָ֑נִיPsalm 119:102; 1singular וְהוֺרֵיתִ֫יExodus 4:15; 1 Samuel 12:23; suffix הֹרֵיתִיךָProverbs 4:11; הוֺרֵיתִיךָExodus 4:12; Imperfect יוֺרֶהPsalm 25:8 5t.; וַיּוֺר2 Kings 13:17 (for this and other forms see Ges§ 76 (2) e); וַיֹּרֵנִיProverbs 4:4; יוֺרֵנוּJudges 13:8 2t.; יוֺרֶנּוּPsalm 25:12; Isaiah 28:26; וַיּוֺרֵהוּExodus 15:25; יֹרֵם2 Kings 17:27; Psalm 64:8; 2feminine suffix תּוֺרְךָ45:5; תֹּרֶ֑ךָּJob 12:7-8, 2masculine suffix תּוֺרֵם1 Kings 8:36 2 Chronicles 6:27; 1 singular אוֺרֶה1 Samuel 20:20; Job 27:11; suffix אוֺרְךָPsalm 32:8; 3masculine plural יוֺרוּDeuteronomy 24:8 3t.; יֹרוּ2 Samuel 11:20; 2 Chronicles 35:23; יֹרֻהוּPsalm 64:5; יוֺרוּךָDeuteronomy 17:10 2t.; Imperative suffix הֹרֵנִיJob 34:32; הוֺרֵנִיPsalm 27:11 2t.; plural suffix הוֺרוּנִיJob 6:24; Infinitive construct הוֺרֹתGenesis 46:28 3t.; הוֺרֹתָםExodus 24:12; Participle מוֺרֶה1 Samuel 20:36 5t.; מֹרֶהProverbs 6:13; plural מוֺרִים1 Samuel 31:3 2t.; suffix מוֺרָ֑יProverbs 5:13; מוֺרֶיךָIsaiah 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; מוֺרִיםarchers 1 Samuel 31:3 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 10:3.

3 throw water, rain: לָכֶם צֶדֶק וְיוֺרֶהHosea 10:12 and rain righteousness for you (Thes and others under

5); hence מוֺרֶהearly rain (compare Qal 4).

4 point out, shew: גּשְׁנָה לְפָנָיו לְהוֺרֹתGenesis 46:28 (J) to point out before him (the way) to Goshen; בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָיו מֹרֶחProverbs 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; בְּיַדאֵֿלconcerning the hand of El Job 27:11. — שֶׁקֶר מוֺרֶהteaching 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 בְּדֶרֶךְ25:12; מִדְּרָכָיוof his ways Isaiah 2:3 = Micah 4:2.

d. of idol-image Habakkuk 2:18 (שָׁ֑קֶר מוֺרֶה‎), 2:19.








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