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יָרַד H3381

H3381 is the Hebrew word יָרַד, transliterated yârad and said yaw-rad'. The King James Version most often renders it go down.

Word: יָרַדTransliteration: yâradSaid: yaw-rad'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 338 verses

What it means

to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 267 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

go down 66×went down 53×come down 44×came down 35×down 12×gone down 12×brought down 10×descended 9×bring down 7×bring them down 7×goeth down 6×run down 6×

Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.

Verses using יָרַד

The first 40 of 338 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 11:5 · KJV

And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

Genesis 11:7 · KJV

Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.

Genesis 12:10 · KJV

And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.

Genesis 15:11 · KJV

And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.

Genesis 18:21 · KJV

I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

Genesis 24:16 · KJV

And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up.

Genesis 24:18 · KJV

And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.

Genesis 24:45 · KJV

And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

Genesis 24:46 · KJV

And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

Genesis 26:2 · KJV

And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

Genesis 37:25 · KJV

And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

Genesis 37:35 · KJV

And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

Genesis 38:1 · KJV

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

Genesis 39:1 · KJV

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither.

Genesis 42:2 · KJV

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die.

Genesis 42:3 · KJV

And Joseph’s ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

Genesis 42:38 · KJV

And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

Genesis 43:4 · KJV

If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food:

Genesis 43:5 · KJV

But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you.

Genesis 43:7 · KJV

And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down?

Genesis 43:11 · KJV

And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

Genesis 43:15 · KJV

And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

Genesis 43:20 · KJV

And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:

Genesis 43:22 · KJV

And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

Genesis 44:11 · KJV

Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack.

Genesis 44:21 · KJV

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

Genesis 44:23 · KJV

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more.

Genesis 44:26 · KJV

And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man’s face, except our youngest brother be with us.

Genesis 44:29 · KJV

And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

Genesis 44:31 · KJV

It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave.

Genesis 45:9 · KJV

Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:

Genesis 45:13 · KJV

And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.

Genesis 46:3 · KJV

And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

Genesis 46:4 · KJV

I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes.

Exodus 2:5 · KJV

And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.

Exodus 3:8 · KJV

And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Exodus 9:19 · KJV

Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.

Exodus 11:8 · KJV

And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

Exodus 15:5 · KJV

The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.

Exodus 19:11 · KJV

And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3381 mean?

H3381 is the Hebrew word יָרַד (yârad), meaning to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications).

How is H3381 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it go down (66 times), went down (53 times), come down (44 times), came down (35 times), down (12 times), among others.

How many times does H3381 appear in the Bible?

יָרַד (yârad) is tagged in 338 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3381 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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