Yidaʿ means to know or recognize, to hold something as known once the searching is over. Your Father knows what you need before you ask (Matthew 6:8), and yet you do not know the day or the hour (Matthew 25:13).
| Form | Pattern | Transliteration | Script | Standard | Qala rendering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The verb | peal (base stem) | yidaʿ | ידע ܝܕܥ | to know | know, recognize |
| He knows | peal participle | yādaʿ | ידע ܝܳܕ݂ܰܥ | he knows | Your Father knows (Matthew 6:8) |
| Let-it-know | peal imperfect | tedaʿ | תדע ܬ݁ܶܕ݁ܰܥ | let it know | don't let your left hand know (Matthew 6:3) |
| You know (plural) | peal participle, plural | yādʿin | ידעין ܝܳܕ݂ܥܺܝܢ | knowing | you do not know (Matthew 25:13) |
| Being made known | ethpeel imperfect | netidaʿ | נתידע ܢܶܬ݂ܺܝܕ݂ܰܥ | will be known | won't be made known (Matthew 10:26) |
| Knowledge | noun (idaʿtā) | idaʿtā | ידעתא ܝܺܕ݂ܰܥܬ݂ܳܐ | knowledge | the key of knowledge (Luke 11:52) |
In the Gospels the verb appears about 309 times, mostly in the Peal, yidaʿ, to know or recognize, and also in its passive, the Ethpeel etidaʿ, to be known or made known (netidaʿ, Matthew 10:26).
Name one real worry and pray about it in one sentence, without explaining it. Then say slowly, yadaʿ, he knows, before you ask.