What does יָדָה · ἐξομολογέω mean in the Bible?
יָדָה · ἐξομολογέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to acknowledge or admit wrongdoing openly".
Hebrew · H3034, G1843
מוֹדֶה
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) · to acknowledge or (by implication, of assent) agree fully
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יָדָה H3034 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)
Pronunciation yadah
Physical throwing gesture transforms into worship: extended hands confess, praise, and give thanks to God.
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ἐξομολογέω G1843 to acknowledge or (by implication, of assent) agree fully
Pronunciation exomologéō
Confess sin or praise God—public acknowledgment that honors the object of confession, not mere private admission.
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What does מוֹדֶה (modeh) mean in the Bible?
יָדָה · ἐξομολογέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to acknowledge or admit wrongdoing openly".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3034, G1843?
H3034, G1843 is connected to 114 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to acknowledge or admit wrongdoing openly
Source Gloss
to acknowledge or admit wrongdoing openly
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 41
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 39×
Sequential imperfect 1Chr 16:8 · 1Chr 16:34 · 2Chr 20:21 · Isa 12:4 · Jer 33:11 · Ps 33:2 · Ps 100:4 · Ps 105:1 · Ps 106:1 · Ps 107:1 · Ps 118:1 · Ps 118:29 · Ps 136:1 · Ps 136:2 · Ps 136:3 · Ps 136:26 16×
Imperfect Gen 29:35 · Isa 25:1 · Ps 7:18 · Ps 9:2 · Ps 32:5 · Ps 54:8 · Ps 109:30 · Ps 111:1 · Ps 118:19 · Neh 11:17 · Ps 6:6 · Ps 99:3 · Ps 140:14 · Ps 79:13 14×
Jussive Ps 107:8 · Ps 107:15 · Ps 107:21 · Ps 107:31 4×
Perfect Ps 75:2 2×
Infinitive construct 1Chr 25:3 1×
Participle active 1Chr 29:13 1×
Cohortative Ps 44:9 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Sequential imperfect Jer 50:14 1×
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 1×
Participle active Neh 9:3 1×
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain