ye.da denotes knowing or bringing information to another’s knowledge, especially by disclosing a matter or interpretation.

The attested use most often concerns making a matter, dream, or interpretation known to another person; it also describes knowing facts, thoughts, laws, or what has occurred, and appears in notices directed to a king.

1. Making information known to someone · dominant

   Hiphil forms regularly occur where a matter is communicated to a recipient: Arioch tells Daniel the matter in Daniel 2:15, Daniel tells his companions in Daniel 2:17, and the dream’s interpretation is to be disclosed to the king in Daniel 2:25. In Daniel 5:17 the APB renders Daniel’s promised action as making the writing’s interpretation known to the king.

   Daniel 2:15Daniel 2:17Daniel 2:25Daniel 2:30Daniel 5:17Ezra 5:10
2. Knowing or recognizing a matter · common

   Qal forms describe possessing or gaining knowledge: the king says he knows the advisers are buying time in Daniel 2:8, and the king’s knowledge of the thoughts of his heart is in view in Daniel 2:30. Daniel 5:21 states that the humbled ruler came to know who rules over the kingdom of men, while Ezra 7:25 distinguishes those who know God’s laws from those to be instructed.

   Daniel 2:8Daniel 2:30Daniel 5:21Daniel 5:22Daniel 5:23Ezra 7:25
3. A matter set before the king as known · occasional

   Passive participles introduce official notifications addressed to the king. In Ezra 4:12 and Ezra 4:13 the APB renders the opening notice “let it be known to the king,” followed by a report about Jerusalem and its expected consequences.

   Daniel 3:18Ezra 4:12Ezra 4:13Ezra 5:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly presents Hiphil clauses with “made known” or “make known,” while Qal clauses appear as “know” and passive notices as “let it be known.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings confirm the clauses’ overall presentation rather than isolate every form mechanically.