יָדָה (yādâ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning give thanks. It appears
114 times
in 17 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H3034).
Also rendered
praise
yadah
confess
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 847)
Range of meaning (TWOT 847)throw, cast; shoot; give thanks, laud, praise, confess; revere, worship, bemoan; confession, thank, thankful, thanksgiving
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
יָדָהverb: throw, cast
Qalshoot (arrows) at
Hiphil
1.give thanks, laud, praise
2.confess
Hithpael
1.confess
2.give thanks, in ritual worship
Strong's H3034יָדָה: 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:cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.