Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H3381: יָרַד

yârad · pronounced yaw-rad' · “to go down”

Definition

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)

KJV translates it as: [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.

Word origin: a primitive root;

Extended definition

1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to go or come down
1a2) to sink
1a3) to be prostrated
1a4) to come down (of revelation)
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to bring down
1b2) to send down
1b3) to take down
1b4) to lay prostrate
1b5) to let down
1c) (Hophal)
1c1) to be brought down
1c2) to be taken down

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H3381 is translated

  • he went down ×42
  • they went down ×28
  • go down ×25
  • it goes down ×12
  • those who go down of ×12
  • he came down ×11
  • them ×9
  • come down ×8
  • it came down ×7
  • i will go down ×6
  • he will come down ×6
  • they will go down ×6

Bible verses with H3381 (yârad)

Yârad appears in 346 verses; the first 25 are shown below.

  • Genesis 11:5

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

  • Genesis 11:7

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

  • Genesis 12:10

    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

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

  • Genesis 18:21

    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

    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

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

  • Genesis 24:45

    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

    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

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

  • Genesis 28:12

    And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.

  • Genesis 37:25

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

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

  • Genesis 42:38

    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

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

  • Genesis 43:5

    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

    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

    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

    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

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

  • Genesis 43:22

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

All 346 references

Words derived from H3381

יֶרֶד H3382

Yered — Jared

יַרְדֵּן H3383

Yardên — Jordan

מוֹרָד H4174

môwrâd — descent