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יָרָה H3384
H3384 is the Hebrew word יָרָה, transliterated yârâh and said yaw-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it teach.
What it means
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.
Where it comes from
or (2 Chronicles 26:15) יָרָא; a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 64 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: ([phrase]) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.
Verses using יָרָה
The first 40 of 68 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 46:28 · KJV
And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
Exodus 4:12 · KJV
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
Exodus 4:15 · KJV
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
Exodus 15:4 · KJV
Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
Exodus 15:25 · KJV
And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
Exodus 19:13 · KJV
There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
Exodus 35:34 · KJV
And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
Leviticus 10:11 · KJV
And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.
Leviticus 14:57 · KJV
To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.
Numbers 21:30 · KJV
We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.
Deuteronomy 17:11 · KJV
According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.
Deuteronomy 24:8 · KJV
Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.
Deuteronomy 33:10 · KJV
They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
Joshua 18:6 · KJV
Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.
Judges 13:8 · KJV
Then Manoah intreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.
1 Samuel 12:23 · KJV
Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
1 Samuel 20:20 · KJV
And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark.
1 Samuel 20:36 · KJV
And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
1 Samuel 20:37 · KJV
And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee?
1 Samuel 31:3 · KJV
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
2 Samuel 11:20 · KJV
And if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
2 Samuel 11:24 · KJV
And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king’s servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
1 Kings 8:36 · KJV
Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
2 Kings 12:2 · KJV
And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.
2 Kings 13:17 · KJV
And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD’s deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.
2 Kings 17:27 · KJV
Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.
2 Kings 17:28 · KJV
Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
2 Kings 19:32 · KJV
Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.
1 Chronicles 10:3 · KJV
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
2 Chronicles 6:27 · KJV
Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance.
2 Chronicles 15:3 · KJV
Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
2 Chronicles 26:15 · KJV
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
2 Chronicles 35:23 · KJV
And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
Job 6:24 · KJV
Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
Job 8:10 · KJV
Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
Job 12:7 · KJV
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Job 12:8 · KJV
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Job 27:11 · KJV
I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
Job 30:19 · KJV
He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.
Job 34:32 · KJV
That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3384 mean?
H3384 is the Hebrew word יָרָה (yârâh), meaning 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.
How is H3384 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it teach (29 times), shoot (9 times), shot (7 times), archers (5 times), cast (3 times), among others.
How many times does H3384 appear in the Bible?
יָרָה (yârâh) is tagged in 68 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3384 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (2 Chronicles 26:15) יָרָא; a primitive root.
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