Yâʻad — H3259

H3259 · Hebrew — יעד

Pronunciation: yaw-ad'

Definition

verb

to fix upon (by agreement or appointment); by implication, to meet (at a stated time), to summon (to trial), to direct (in a certain quarter or position), to engage (for marriage)

  1. to fix, appoint, assemble, meet, set, betroth
    1. (Qal) to appoint, assign, designate
    2. (Niphal)
      1. to meet
      2. to meet by appointment
      3. to gather, assemble by appointment
    3. (Hiphil) to cause to meet
    4. (Hophal) to be set, be placed before, be fixed

Usually translated as

meet, set, appoint, appointment, agree, assemble, betroth, gather

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Yâʻad occurs 29 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (7), Numbers (6), Joshua (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (2), Job (2), Psalms (1), Jeremiah (4), Ezekiel (1), Amos (1), Micah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — Y