יָרָה

yârâh · Hebrew · Strong's H3384 · 84 occurrences

The KJV renders 29 different Hebrew and Greek words as “shew”

What it means

properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach

or (2 Chronicles 26:15) יָרָא; a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teacher, ing, through

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“shew”

also renders emphanízō (G1718), poiéō (G4160), dēlóō (G1213), mēnýō (G3377), katatíthēmi (G2698), apangéllō (G518), parístēmi (G3936), dídōmi (G1325), apodeíknymi (G584), epideíknymi (G1925), phaneróō (G5319), anadeíknymi (G322), paréchō (G3930), katangéllō (G2605), diēgéomai (G1334), deiknýō (G1166), lógos (G3056), próthesis (G4286), légō (G3004), gâlâh (H1540), hakkârâh (H1971), chăvâʼ (H2324), châzaq (H2388), yâdaʻ (H3045), nâthan (H5414), ʻâsâh (H6213), shîyth (H7896), shâmaʻ (H8085)

“lay”

also renders hístēmi (G2476), epibállō (G1911), katabállō (G2598), logízomai (G3049), klínō (G2827), katatíthēmi (G2698), keîmai (G2749), phérō (G5342), bállō (G906), anaklínō (G347), epíkeimai (G1945), ʼâchaz (H270), chârab (H2717), yᵉhab (H3052), yâçad (H3245), mâlaṭ (H4422), nûwach (H5117), nâtsab (H5324), ʻâbar (H5674), shâvâh (H7737), sûwm (H7761), shîyth (H7896), shâkan (H7931), tâphas (H8610)

“ing”

also renders oikodoméō (G3618), katára (G2671), oikodomḗ (G3619), ʼâbêl (H57), beged (H899), chêqer (H2714), yâtsab (H3320), yârêʼ (H3372), yâshên (H3463), kâshal (H3782), lûwn (H3885), lâmad (H3925), maṭṭâʻ (H4302), mishṭôwach (H4894), mishteh (H4960), nâbêl (H5034), nâgach (H5055), nâgan (H5059), nâdad (H5074), nâtsar (H5341), nâqaph (H5362), shîyr (H7892), simlâh (H8071)

“cast”

also renders paradídōmi (G3860), aporrhíptō (G641), bállō (G906), ekteínō (G1614), bolḗ (G1000), yâdad (H3032), yâdâh (H3034), môwṭ (H4131), nâthan (H5414), çâqal (H5619), pûwts (H6327), tsâraph (H6884), râchaq (H7368), rᵉmâh (H7412), tâqaʻ (H8628)

“instruct”

also renders katēchéō (G2727), mathēteúō (G3100), paideúō (G3811), myéō (G3453), bîyn (H995), yâdaʻ (H3045), yâçad (H3245), yiççôwr (H3250), yâçar (H3256), lâmad (H3925), sâkal (H7919)

“direct”

also renders kateuthýnō (G2720), bîyn (H995), kûwn (H3559), nâthan (H5414), tâkan (H8505)

“through”

also renders diérchomai (G1330), derek (H1870), châlaph (H2498), ʻâbar (H5674)

“inform”

also renders emphanízō (G1718), katēchéō (G2727), bîyn (H995)

“teacher”

also renders didáskalos (G1320), lûwts (H3887), lâmad (H3925)

“shoot”

also renders yâdâh (H3034)

Where it appears

84 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 10:3 HTd/Vhrmpa1 Kings 8:36 HVhi2ms/Sp3mp1 Samuel 12:23 HC/Vhq1cs1 Samuel 20:20 HVhi1cs1 Samuel 20:36 HVhrmsa1 Samuel 20:37 HVqp3ms1 Samuel 31:3 HR/Td/Ncmpa2 Chronicles 6:27 HVhi2ms/Sp3mp2 Chronicles 15:3 HVhrmsa2 Chronicles 26:15 HR/Vqc2 Chronicles 35:23 HC/Vhw3mp2 Kings 12:2 HVhp3ms/Sp3ms2 Kings 13:17 HC/Vhw3ms2 Kings 17:27 HC/Vhi3ms/Sp3mp2 Kings 17:28 HVhrmsa2 Kings 19:32 HVhi3ms2 Samuel 11:20 HVhi3mp2 Samuel 11:24 HC/Vhw3mpDeuteronomy 17:10 HVhi3mp/Sp2msDeuteronomy 17:11 HVhi3mp/Sp2msDeuteronomy 24:8 HVhi3mpDeuteronomy 33:10 HVhi3mpExodus 4:12 HC/Vhp1cs/Sp2msExodus 4:15 HC/Vhq1csExodus 15:4 HVqp3msExodus 15:25 HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3msExodus 19:13 HVNi3msExodus 24:12 HR/Vhc/Sp3mpExodus 35:34 HC/R/VhcEzekiel 44:23 HVhi3mpGenesis 31:51 HVqp1csGenesis 46:28 HR/VhcHabakkuk 2:18 HC/VhrmsaHabakkuk 2:19 HVhi3msHosea 6:3 HVhi3msHosea 10:12 HC/Vhi3msIsaiah 2:3 HC/Vhi3ms/Sp1cpIsaiah 9:15 HVhrmsaIsaiah 28:9 HVhi3msIsaiah 28:26 HVhi3ms/Sp3msIsaiah 30:20 HNcmpc/Sp2msIsaiah 37:33 HVhi3msJudges 13:8 HC/Vhi3ms/Sp1cpJob 6:24 HVhv2mp/Sp1csJob 8:10 HVhi3mp/Sp2msJob 12:7 HC/Vhi3fs/Sp2msJob 12:8 HC/Vhi3fs/Sp2msJob 27:11 HVhi1csJob 30:19 HVhp3ms/Sp1csJob 34:32 HVhv2ms/Sp1csJob 36:22 HNcmsaJob 38:6 HVqp3msJoshua 18:6 HC/Vqq1csLeviticus 10:11 HC/R/VhcLeviticus 14:57 HR/VhcMicah 3:11 HVhi3mpMicah 4:2 HC/Vhi3ms/Sp1cpNumbers 21:30 HC/Vqw1cp/Sp3mpProverbs 4:4 HC/Vhw3ms/Sp1csProverbs 4:11 HVhp1cs/Sp2ms

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.