ירד
Hebrew
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י־ר־ד (y-r-d) |
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Semitic *warad-. Cognate to Ugaritic 𐎊𐎗𐎄 (yrd, “to go down”), Arabic وَرَدَ (warada, “to come, to arrive”), Ge'ez ወረደ (wärädä, “to descend”) and Akkadian 𒉿𒊏𒁺𒌝 (warādum, “to go down to lower ground, to come ashore, to go downhill or downstream”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
editיָרַד • (yarád) (pa'al construction, infinitive לָרֶדֶת)
- To go down, descend.
- רונה קינן, הסולם
- אבא שלך טיפס על סולם...ושכח איך לָרֶדֶת
- Your father climbed the ladder... and forgot how to get down.
- יורד גשם. ― yoréd géshem. ― It is raining. [literally, Rain is descending.]
- רונה קינן, הסולם
- To go down, decline, decrease.
- (somewhat derogatory) To emigrate from Israel, or (humorous) from another country.
- (colloquial) To criticize, lambaste, roast; construed with the preposition על (al, “on”).
- To get out of a vehicle.
- (colloquial, vulgar) To give fellatio or cunnilingus; construed with the preposition ל- (le-, “to”).
Conjugation
editConjugation of יָרַד (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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past | first | יָרַדְתִּי | יָרַדְנוּ | ||
second | יָרַדְתָּ | יָרַדְתְּ | יְרַדְתֶּם1 | יְרַדְתֶּן1 | |
third | יָרַד | יָרְדָה | יָרְדוּ | ||
present | יוֹרֵד | יוֹרֶדֶת | יוֹרְדִים | יוֹרְדוֹת | |
future | first | אֵרֵד | נֵרֵד | ||
second | תֵּרֵד | תֵּרְדִי | תֵּרְדוּ | תֵּרֵדְנָה2 | |
third | יֵרֵד | תֵּרֵד | יֵרְדוּ | תֵּרֵדְנָה2 | |
imperative | רֵד | רְדִי | רְדוּ | רֵדְנָה2 | |
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Antonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “descend”): עלה (alá, “go up, ascend”)
- (antonym(s) of “decrease”): עלה (alá, “go up, increase”)
- (antonym(s) of “emigrate from Israel”): עלה (alá, “to make aliyah”)
Derived terms
edit- יָרַד גֶּשֶׁם (yarád geshém)
- כפת הירד
Proper noun
editיֶרֶד • (yéred) m
- (biblical) Jared (a man mentioned in the Book of Genesis, a descendant of Adam and of Seth, the father of Enoch, an ancestor of Noah)
References
edit- H3382 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “ירד” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
- "ירד" in the Verb Conjugation Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
edit- ירד on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
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