BDB3717 H3381
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יָרַד380 verb come or go down, descend (Late Hebrew id.; MI32 וארד and רד; Assyrian arâdu, DlHWB 240; Arabic come to, arrive at, also descend; Ethiopic descend; Sabean ורד and הורד id., DHM in MV) — 1. a. come or
go down: from (
מִן) a mountain
Exod 19:14;
Exod 32:1;
Exod 32:15 (all
E),
Exod 34:29 (twice in verse) (
JE),
Deut 9:15;
Deut 10:5;
Num 20:28 (
P) +; absolute
Exod 19:21;
Exod 19:24 (
J), v
Exod 19:25 (
J; with
אֶל person); from the air, of birds, followed by
עַל Gen 15:11 (
JE).
b. go down (usually from mountain or hill-country into plain), to battle, absolute
Judg 5:14 followed by
לָעֵמֶק Judg 1:34 followed by
לַשְּׁעָרִים Judg 5:11 followed by
אֶל v
Judg 5:10 v
Judg 5:11, compare
1Sam 17:8 (followed by
אֶל person); followed by
לִקְרַאת Judg 7:24 followed by
אַחֲרֵי person
1Sam 14:36 followed by
ב location
Judg 7:9 בַּמִּלְחָמָה יֵרֵד וְנִסְפָּה 1Sam 26:10, compare
1Sam 29:4;
1Sam 30:24 of single combat,
וַיַּרֶד אֵלָיו בַּשָּׁ֑בֶט 2Sam 23:21 =
1Chr 11:23.
c. go down to (accusative) threshing-floor,
Ruth 3:3;
Ruth 3:5 (from David's palace) to Uriah's house (
אֶל)
2Sam 11:9;
2Sam 11:10 (twice in verse);
2Sam 11:13 from temple to (accusative) king's house
Jer 36:12 (+
עַללִֿשְׁכַּת הַסֹּפֵר);
רֵד בֵּיתמֶֿלֶךְ יְהוּדָח Jer 22:1, etc.
d. go down (absolute) from Palestine to Egypt
Gen 42:3 (
E), v
Gen 42:38 (
J) + 6 t.
J E; followed by
אֵלַי Gen 45:9 (
E); followed by
מִעְרַ֫יְמָה Gen 46:3;
Gen 46:4 (
E),
Gen 12:10;
Gen 26:2 (both
J),
Num 20:15 (
JE); followed by
מִצְרֵיִם Josh 24:4 (
E),
Gen 43:15 (
J),
Isa 30:2;
Isa 31:1;
Isa 52:4 followed by
שָׁמָּה Gen 42:2 (
E) ; so to Philistine cities
Judg 14:19;
Judg 16:31;
1Sam 13:20;
Amos 6:2.
e. from Jerusalem, absolute
Judg 1:9;
1Kgs 1:25;
Neh 6:3;
2Chr 20:16 (to battle); to Jezreel
2Kgs 8:21 =
2Kgs 9:26 =
2Chr 22:6 to Samaria
1Kgs 22:2 =
2Chr 18:2 (to Gihon)
1Sam 1:38, etc.
feminine from altar ירד מֵעֲשׂוֺת הַחַטָּאת Lev 9:22 (P); from chariot, with מֵעַל Judg 4:15 from ass, with מֵעַל 1Sam 25:23 from throne, with מֵעַל Ezek 26:16, absolute Isa 47:1, compare רְדִי מִכָּבוֺד Jer 48:18 from ships, with מִן Ezek 27:29 from bed, with מִן 2Kgs 1:4; 2Kgs 1:6; 2Kgs 1:16 (all opposed to עלה).
g. go down הָעַ֫יְנָה Gen 24:16; Gen 24:45 (J); followed by לִרְחֹץ עַל הַיְאֹר Exod 2:5 (E), compare (absolute) 2Kgs 5:14 followed by accusative הַסֶּלַע 1Sam 23:25 יוֺרְדֵי הַיָּם Isa 42:10 יוֺרְדֵי הַיָּם בָּאֳנִיּוֺת Ps 107:23 absolute (into pit or well) 2Sam 23:30 = 1Chr 11:22, followed by שָׁם (i.e. בְּאֵר) 2Sam 17:18. וְיָרַדְתִּי֯ Judg 11:37, read וְרַדְתִּי (√ רוד, wander about), RS in Bla.
h. = sink, in water יָָֽרְדוּ בִמְצוֺלוֺת כְּמוֺאָֿ֑בֶן Exod 15:5 (song in E); לְקִצְבֵי הָרַים יָרַדְתִּי Jonah 2:7 more generally, opposed to rising, יַעֲלוּ הָרִים יֵָֽרְדוּ בְקָעוֺת Ps 104:8 mountains rise, valleys sink; יַעֲלוּ שָׁמַיִם יֵרְדוּ תְהוֺמוֺת Ps 107:26.
i. go down to She'ôl: followed by שְׁא֫וֺלָה Gen 37:35 (J; + אֶלבְּֿנִי), Num 16:30; Num 16:33 (JE), Ezek 31:15; Ezek 31:17 followed by שְׁאוֺל Ezek 32:27; Ps 55:16; Job 7:6 (opposed to עלה); בַּדֵּי שְׁאֹל תֵּרַדְנָה Job 17:16 absolute Isa 5:14; Ezek 32:19 (|| הָשְׁכְּבָה), vEzek 32:21 vEzek 32:30, Ps 49:15 (followed by אַחֲרָיו); יָָֽרְדוּ עֲרֵלִים Ezek 32:24 followed by שַׁחַת Job 33:24, אֶלשַֿׁחַת Ps 30:10 followed by בּוֺר Ps 30:4 Qr (Kt יורדי); יוֺרְדֵי אֶלאַֿבְנֵיבֿוֺר Isa 14:19 ; יוֺרְדֵי בוֺר Ps 28:1; Ezek 26:20 (twice in verse) (|| אֶרֶץ תַּחְתִיּוֺת) + 11 t. (see בּוֺר); יוֺרְדֵי עָפָר Ps 22:30 יוֺרְדֵי דוּמָה Ps 115:17 (|| הַמֵּתִים); רַגְלֶיהָ יֹרְדֹת מָ֑וֶת Prov 5:5, compare Prov 7:27 (|| דַּרְכֵי שְׁאוֺל); note also מִי יוֺדֵעַר֗֗֗וּךְַ הַבְּהֵמָה הַיּרֶדֶת הִיא לְמִטָּה לָאָרֶץ Eccl 3:21 (opposed to הָעֹלָה הִיא לְמָ֑עְלָה; read חֲיֹרדת, הַעֹלָה, with Vrss, see VB).
j. figurative יֹרֵד בַּבֶּ֑כִי Isa 15:3 going down (dissolving) in tears (|| יְיֵלֵיל; compare 3 c).
k. = be prostrated, absolute, of horses and riders Hag 2:22, compare Isa 34:7, perhaps also Jer 48:15; Jer 50:27 (+ לַטָּ֑בַח); forest Isa 32:19; Zech 11:2 city Deut 20:20; Lam 1:9 wall Deut 28:52 nation תֵּרֵד מַ֫טָּה מָ֑טָּה Deut 28:43 (opposed to עלה); מַצֵּבוֺת Ezek 26:11 + לָאָרֶץ (where Co ויחרדו). 3. of inanimate things:
a. hail with
עַל person
Exod 9:19 (
J); dew with
עַל location
Num 11:9 (
JE),
Ps 133:3 rain (as
אָבָק and
עָפָר), followed by
מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם +
על person
Deut 28:24, so in simile of future king
יֵרֵד כְּמָטָר עַלגֵּֿז Ps 72:6 of
גְּשֶׁם and
שֶׁלֶג, with
מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם Isa 55:10 manna (with
עַל location)
Num 11:9 (
JE); fire from (
מִן) heaven
2Kgs 1:10 (twice in verse);
2Kgs 1:12 (twice in verse);
2Kgs 1:14;
2Chr 7:1, absolute
2Chr 7:3.
b. waters, flowing down
הַנַּחַל הַיֹּרֵד מִןהָֿהָר Deut 9:21, compare
Josh 3:13 (followed by
מִלְמָ֑עָלָה), v
Josh 3:16 followed by
עַליַֿם הָעֲרָבָה v
Josh 3:16 עַלהָֿעֲרָבָה Ezek 47:8 followed by
מִן Ezek 47:1.
c. tears,
פַּלְגֵימַֿיִם יָָֽרְדוּ עֵינָ֑י Ps 119:36, and so
Lam 3:48 also
עֵינִי יֹרְדָה מַיִם Lam 1:16, and so
Jer 9:17;
Jer 13:17;
Jer 14:17 (compare also
Isa 15:3,
1 j).
d. of oil descending upon (
על) beard, etc.
Ps 133:2 (twice in verse).
e. of shadow on dial
2Kgs 20:11 =
Isa 38:8 (twice in verse).
feminine of boundary going down (from or to a place) Josh 16:3 (JE), elsewhere P, Num 34:11 (twice in verse); Num 34:12; Josh 15:10; Josh 16:7; Josh 17:9; Josh 18:13; Josh 18:16.
g. come down, absolute of headdresses, in sign of humiliation Jer 13:18.
h. pride of power Ezek 30:6.
i. of calamity ׳מֵאֵת י Mic 1:12 עַלדְֿקְדוֺ חֲמָסוֺ יֵרֵד Ps 7:17 of sword descending on (על) Edom Isa 34:5.
j. figurative of words of talebearer; יָרְדוּ חַדְרֵיבָּֿ֑טֶן Prov 18:8 = Prov 26:22. — See also above 1 k. 1. a. bring down (to Egypt), with accusative of person +
שָׁ֫מָּה Gen 39:1 (
J); +
הֵ֫נָּה Gen 45:13 (
E); +
אֵלַי Gen 44:21 absolute
Gen 43:7 with accusative of thing
Gen 43:11 +
מִצְרַ֫יְמָה Gen 37:25 absolute
Gen 43:22 (all
J); from Canaan to desert
Deut 1:25 (followed by
אֵלֵינוּ); to (
אֶל) Amalekites
1Sam 30:15 (twice in verse); absolute v
1Sam 30:16 bring down (object person or thing)
אָלהַֿמַּיִם Judg 7:4;
Judg 7:5 אֶלנַֿ֫חַל Deut 21:4;
1Kgs 18:40 יָ֫מָּה 1Kgs 5:23 to Gaza (
עַזָּ֫תָה)
Judg 16:21 from Jerusalem to Gihon, with
עַל (
Qr אֶל)
1Kgs 1:33 to valley of Jehosh. (
אֶל) Joel
1Kgs 4:2 from (
מִן) temple (to king's house)
2Kgs 11:19 =
2Chr 23:20 from (
מֵעַל) altar
1Kgs 1:53 from (
מִן) upper chamber, followed by
הַבַּ֫יְתָה 1Kgs 17:23 from (
מִן) the heavens
Amos 9:2 Edom, from (
מִן) nest in rocks
Jer 49:16;
Obad 1:4 compare of Israel
כְּעוֺף הַשָּׁמַיִם Hos 7:12 with accusative of limit (
אֶרֶץ)
Obad 1:3 bring down (from Babylon) into (
בְּ) ships
Isa 43:14 (see
VB).
b. send down rain (
הַגֶּשֶׁם)
Ezek 34:26, compare
Joel 2:23 =
cause to flow down, object spittle,
וַיּוֺרֶד רִירוֺ אֶלזְֿקָנוֺ 1Sam 21:14 tears
הוֺרִידִי כַנַּחל דִּמְעָה Lam 2:18 water-streams
וַיּוֺרֶד כַּנְּהָרוֺת מָ֑יִם Ps 78:16.
c. =
lay prostrate, prostrate הוֺרִיד מִמֵךְ עֻזֵּךְ Amos 3:11 (where however
We reads
וְהוּרַד), compare
Prov 21:22 וְאוֺרִיד כַּאבִּיר יוֺשְׁבִים Isa 10:13 of God's casting down peoples
Ps 56:8;
Isa 63:6 (followed by
לָאָרֶץ);
מוֺרִיד עַמִּים תַּחְתֵּנוּ 2Sam 22:48 (
וַּיַּדְבֵּר in ||
Ps 18:48); so perhaps Babylonians, like lambs,
לִטְבֿוֺחַ Jer 51:40 so
Ps 59:12 (si vera lectio;
ᵑ6 וַהֲנִידֵמוֺ make them vagabonds, see
LagProph. Chald. (1872), xlviii. VB Hup Now Che Bae Dr2Sam 15:20).
d. bring down to She'ôl
מֵמִית וּמְחַיֶּ֑ה מוֺרִיד שְׁאוֺל וַיָּ֑עַל׃ ׳י 1Sam 2:6 followed by
שְׁא(וֺ)ל also
1Kgs 2:6;
1Kgs 2:9 followed by
שְׁא֫וֺלָה (object grey hair)
Gen 42:38;
Gen 44:29;
Gen 44:31 (all
J); compare
Ezek 26:30;
Ezek 31:16;
Ezek 32:18 followed by
לִבְאֵר שַׁחַת Ps 55:24 לַשַּׁחַת Ezek 28:8.
3. let down וַתֹּ֫רֶד כַּדָּהּ עַליָֿדָהּ Gen 24:18, so, with
מֵעָלֶיהָ v
Gen 24:46, to give one a drink;
וַיּוֺרִדוּ אִישׁ אֶתאַֿמְתַּחְתוֺ אָ֑רְצָה Gen 44:11 (all
J); object person
Josh 2:18,
בַּחֶבֶל בְּעַד הַחַלּוֺן v
Josh 2:15 (both
J E);
בְּעַד הַחַלּוֺן 1Sam 19:12 compare also
הוֺרִידוּ לָאָרֶץ ראֹשָׁן בְּתוּלֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַם Lam 2:10 the virgins of Jerusalem have bowed down their heads to the ground. 1. be brought down מִצְרַ֫יְמָה Gen 39:1 (
J);
בַּמִּלְחָמָה 1Sam 30:24 Kt (see above); to She'ôl
הוּרַד שְׁאוֺל גְּאוֺנֶ֖ךָ Isa 14:11 (of king of Babylon);
אֶלשְֿׁאוֺל תּוּרַד אֶליַֿרְכְּתֵיבֿוֺר v
Isa 14:15 וְהוּרַדְתָּ֫ אֶלאֶֿרֶץ תַּחְתִּית Ezek 31:18 וְהוּרַד גְּאוֺן אַשּׁוּר Zech 10:11. — In
Amos 3:11 We reads
וְהוּרַד ממך (see
Hiph`il above)
2. be taken down, of the
מִשְׁכָּן Num 10:17 (
P).