Hebrew word · Strong's H3034

יָדָה

yâdâh · yaw-daw' · verb · “to give thanks, praise”

In a sentence

Yadah means to give thanks or praise — often with hands lifted or extended. It is grateful acknowledgment of who God is and what he has done.

Yadah pictures praise expressed with the hands — lifting, extending, even casting out in a gesture of thanks. It is thanksgiving that acknowledges God openly.

The Psalms ring with it: “Oh give thanks (yadah) to the LORD, for he is good.” Gratitude in the Bible is not a private feeling but a glad, public confession of God’s goodness and faithfulness.

Strong's reference

Definition: physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)

KJV usage: cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Psalms 107:1 “Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” 1 Chronicles 16:34 “Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” Psalms 100:4 “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.”

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.