יָרַד 380 verb come or 
go down, descend (Late Hebrew 
id.; MI
32 וארד and 
רד; Assyrian 
arâdu, Dl
HWB 240; Arabic 
 come to, arrive at
 come to, arrive at, also 
descend; Ethiopic 
 descend
 descend; Sabean 
ורד and 
הורד id., DHM in MV) — 
Qal306 Perfect יָרַד Exodus 19:18 +; 
יְרַד Judges 5:13 (twice in verse) (but read 
יָרַד or 
יֵרֵד); 
רַד Judges 19:11 (read 
יָרַד), etc.; 
Imperfect יֵרֵד Genesis 42:38 +; 
וַיֵּ֫רֶד Genesis 11:5 +; 
וַיֵּרַ֑ד 2 Samuel 22:10 + 
2 times; 
3rd person feminine singular תֵּ֫רֶד (
אֵשׁ) 
2 Kings 1:10, 
12; 
תּרַד Jeremiah 13:17; 
Lamentations 3:48; 
תֵּדֵֿ֔ Isaiah 34:5; 
Isaiah 63:14; 
תֵּרֵ֑ד Ezekiel 26:11 (
יוֺרִיד Vrss Co); 
וַתֵּ֫רֶד Genesis 24:16 + 
7 times; 
2nd person masculine singular תֵּרֵד Genesis 26:2 + 
5 times + 
1 Samuel 20:19, where read 
תִּפָּקֵד We Dr., compare 
 
  
 
; 
1st person singular אֵרֵד Genesis 37:35 + 
3 times; 
וָאֵרֵד Exodus 3:8 + 
3 times; cohortative 
אֵרְדָהנָֿא Genesis 18:21; 
יֵרְדוּ 1 Samuel 13:12 + 
4 times; 
וַיֵּרְדוּ Genesis 42:3 + 
19 times; 
3rd person feminine plural תֵּרַדְנָה Jeremiah 14:17 + 
2 times; 1st person plural 
נֵרֵד Genesis 43:5; cohortative 
נֵרְדָה Genesis 11:7 + 
2 times; 
וַנֵּ֫רֶד 2 Kings 10:13; 
Imperative רֵד Exodus 19:21 +; 
רְדָה Genesis 45:9; 
Ezekiel 32:19; 
רֵ֑דָה 2 Kings 1:9, 
11; feminine singular 
רְדִי Jeremiah 48:18; 
Isaiah 47:1; masculine plural 
רְדוּ Genesis 42:2 + 
5 times; 
Infinitive absolute יָרֹד Genesis 43:20; 
construct רֶ֫דֶת Genesis 44:26 +; 
(מֵ)רְדָה Genesis 46:3 (see Kö
i. 402); suffix 
רִדְתִּי Psalm 30:10, etc. (in 
Psalm 30:4 read Kt 
מִיּוֺרְדֵי, so 
 
 
 Che Bae, see Ol
§§ 160 b, 245d); 
Participle יוֺרֵד Judges 9:36 +; feminine singular 
יֹרְדָה Lamentations 1:16; 
(הַ)יֹּרֶ֫דֶת Ecclesiastes 3:21; 
1 Samuel 25:30, etc.; — 
    1.
    †h. = 
sink, in water 
בִמְצוֹלוֹת יָֽרְדוּ כְּמוֹ־אָ֑בֶן Exodus 15:5 (song in E); 
לְקִצְבֵי הָרַים יָרַדְתִּי Jonah 2:7; more generally, opposed to rising, 
יַעֲלוּ הָרִים יֵָֽרְדוּ בְקָעוֺת Psalm 104:8 mountains rise, valleys sink; 
יַעֲלוּ שָׁמַיִם יֵרְדוּ תְהוֺמוֺת Psalm 107:26.
 
    i. go down to She'ôl: † followed by 
שְׁא֫וֺלָה Genesis 37:35 (J; + 
אֶלבְּֿנִי), 
Numbers 16:30, 
33 (JE), 
Ezekiel 31:15, 
17; followed by 
שְׁאוֺל Ezekiel 32:27; 
Psalm 55:16; 
Job 7:6 (opposed to 
עלה); 
בַּדֵּי שְׁאֹל תֵּרַדְנָה Job 17:16; absolute 
Isaiah 5:14; 
Ezekiel 32:19 (|| 
הָשְׁכְּבָה), 
Ezekiel 32:21; 
Ezekiel 32:30, 
Psalm 49:15 (followed by 
אַחֲרָיו); 
עֲרֵלִים יָֽרְדוּ Ezekiel 32:24; followed by 
שַׁחַת Job 33:24, 
אֶלשַֿׁחַת Psalm 30:10; followed by 
בּוֺר Psalm 30:4 Qr (Kt 
יורדי); 
יוֺרְדֵי אֶלאַֿבְנֵיבֿוֺר Isaiah 14:19†; 
יוֺרְדֵי בוֺר Psalm 28:1; 
Ezekiel 26:20 (twice in verse) (|| 
אֶרֶץ תַּחְתִיּוֺת) + 
11 times (see 
בּוֺר); † 
יוֺרְדֵי עָפָר Psalm 22:30; 
יוֺרְדֵי דוּמָה Psalm 115:17 (|| 
הַמֵּתִים); 
רַגְלֶיהָ יֹרְדֹת מָ֑וֶת Proverbs 5:5, compare 
Proverbs 7:27 (|| 
דַּרְכֵי שְׁאוֺל); note also 
רוּחַ ֗֗֗ יוֹדֵצַ מִי הַבְּהֵמָה הַיּרֶדֶת הִיא לְמִטָּה לָאָרֶץ Ecclesiastes 3:21 (opposed to 
הָעֹלָה הִיא לְמָ֑עְלָה; read 
חֲיֹרדת, 
הַעֹלָה, with Vrss, see VB).
 
    j. figurative 
יֹרֵד בַּבֶּ֑כִי Isaiah 15:3 going down (dissolving) 
in tears (|| 
יְיֵלֵיל; compare 
3c).
 
    3. of inanimate things:
    d. of oil descending upon (
על) beard, etc. 
Psalm 133:2 (twice in verse).
 
    g. come down, absolute of headdresses, in sign of humiliation 
Jeremiah 13:18.
 
†Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הוֺרִד 2 Kings 16:17; 
וְהוֺרִיד consecutive 
Amos 3:11 (We 
וְהוּרַד); 
2nd person masculine singular וְהוֺרַדְתָּ֫ 1 Kings 2:9; 
2nd person feminine singular suffix 
הוֺרַדְתֵּנִי Joshua 2:18 (see Baer
n. and Kö
i. 412); 
הוֺרִידוּ 1 Samuel 6:15; 
Lamentations 2:10 etc.; 
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיּוֺרֶד Judges 7:5 + 
5 times (+ 
1 Kings 6:32 Klo, who reads 
וַיֹּרֶד for 
וַיָּרֶד, see 
רדד); suffix 
יוֺרִידֵנִי Obadiah 3; 
יוֺרִדֵהוּ 1 Samuel 30:16; 
1 Kings 17:23; 
וַיֹּרִדֵם 1 Kings 18:40; 
2nd person masculine singular וְלֹא תּוֺרֵד 1 Kings 2:6; suffix 
(הֲ)תוֺרִדֵנִי 1 Samuel 30:15, 
תּוֺרִדֵם Psalm 55:24 etc.; 
Imperative masculine singular 
הִוֺרֵד Exodus 33:5 +
2 times; suffix 
הוֺרִדֵהוּ Ezekiel 32:18; 
הוֺרִידֵמוֺ Psalm 59:12; feminine singular 
הוֺרִידִי Lamentations 2:18; masculine plural 
הוֺרִידוּ Genesis 43:7, 
11; suffix 
הוֺרִדֻהוּ Genesis 44:21; 
Infinitive construct לְהוֺרִיד Genesis 37:25; suffix 
הוֺרִדִי Ezekiel 31:16; 
Participle מוֺרִיד 1 Samuel 2:6; 
מֹרִיד 2 Samuel 22:48; — 
cause to come or 
go down: 
    1.
†Hoph. Perfect הוּרַד Genesis 39:1 + 
2 times + 1 Samuel 30:34 Kt (Qr 
Qal Participle); 
וְהוּרַד consecutive 
Zechariah 10:11; 
2nd person masculine singular וְהוּרַדְתָּ֫ Ezekiel 31:18; 
Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תּוּרַד Isaiah 14:15; — 
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