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To befit

יָאָהStrong’s H2969

yaah (ya-ah)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Yaah is the Hebrew word usually translated “it is befitting”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.”
Jeremiah 10:7 KJV
Meaning
  1. (Qal) to pertain to, befit, be befitting
How it's translated
  • it is befitting 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Jeremiah 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    יָאָה yaah · to befit

    (Qal) to pertain to, befit, be befitting

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.