יָהַב yahav

Hebrew word for “to give” · Strong’s H3051 · used 33 times in 29 verses

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Meaning

1) to give, provide, ascribe, come;

How it is translated

Glosses given for yahav in context, with how often each is used:

• give ! 12
• ascribe 10
• give 8
• provide 2
• set 1

Where it is used

Also in 1 more book.

Chapters where it is used most

Genesis 11 (3), Genesis 47 (2), 1 Chronicles 16 (2), Psalms 29 (2), Psalms 96 (2), Genesis 29 (1), Genesis 30 (1), Genesis 38 (1), Exodus 1 (1), Deuteronomy 1 (1)

Forms

• הבו 18
• הבה 12
• הב 2
• הבי 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with yahav more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• כָּבוֹד kavod “glory” 6
• נוּ nu “us” 5
• כֶם khem “you” 5
• שֵׁם shem “name” 5
• אָפֵס aphes “to end” 2
• הֲדָרָה hadarah “adornment” 2
• עֹז oz “strength” 3
• עֶזְרָה ezrah “help” 2
• נִי ni “me” 4
• תְּשׁוּעָה teshuah “deliverance” 2
• כֶּסֶף keseph “silver” 3
• שָׁוְא shav “vanity” 2

Key verses

The verses using yahav that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 11:3 — And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
• Genesis 11:4 — And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face…
• Genesis 11:7 — Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
• Genesis 30:1 — And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
• Exodus 1:10 — Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and…
• Deuteronomy 32:3 — Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
• 1 Chronicles 16:28 — Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
• 1 Chronicles 16:29 — Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
• Psalms 29:1 — [A Psalm of David.] Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
• Psalms 96:7 — Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
• Psalms 96:8 — Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts.
• Proverbs 30:15 — The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough:

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.