Yadah - Hebrew word for give thanks

[Jaime]

Someone sent this to me this morning:

The Hebrew word for "give thanks" in the Old Testament is "Yadah" and it literally means "to acknowledge God in the middle of the mess."
It doesn't mean "feel grateful."
It doesn't mean "wait until things get better." It means "God, I see You present even in this."
In Jewish worship, yadah wasn't used for victory it was often used in seasons of fear, uncertainty, and waiting.
Thanksgiving wasn't a celebration of how well life was going. It was an act of surrender when life didn't make sense.
And that truth reframes everything we think about gratitude.
Here are several ways I'm practicing yadâ (thanksgiving) in my own life this week
1. Gratitude isn't something you wait to feel; it's something you choose to practice. 1
Thessalonians 5:18
2. Today's pain makes more sense when you remember tomorrow's promise. Romans 8:18
3. Complaining is often our heart's way of saying,
'God, I don't trust what You're doing right now.' Philippians 2:14
4. If Jesus trusted His Father in the worst moment, I can trust Him in mine. 1 Peter 2:23
5. When I think I deserve better, gratitude disappears. But When I remember grace, it returns." Luke 13:2-3

1.Thanksgiving isn't JUST about being grateful,
2. Today's pain makes more sense when you remember tomorrow's promise. Romans 8:18
3. Complaining is often our heart's way of saying,
'God, I don't trust what You're doing right now.' Philippians 2:14
4. If Jesus trusted His Father in the worst moment, I can trust Him in mine. 1 Peter 2:23
5. When I think I deserve better, gratitude disappears. But When I remember grace, it returns." Luke 13:2-3
6. If you can't lose Christ, then you can't lose your reason to give thanks. Romans 8:35-39
Thanksgiving isn't just about being grateful for what you can see. It's learning to trust God with what you can't see.
Yadâ is gratitude in uncertainty.
Gratitude in fear.
Gratitude in waiting.
Gratitude in confusion.
Gratitude in the "not yet." Gratitude in "even this"
It's saying, "God, I thank You now because You already know what I don't."
So wherever you find yourself right now if the diagnosis hasn't come back, if the finances don't make sense, if the relationship is unresolved, if the future feels uncertain. you can still yadâh.
Because biblical thankfulness isn't built on what you have. It's built on the God who holds what you don't understand.

And you can trust Him "even in this".

[garee]

Someone sent this to me this morning:

The Hebrew word for "give thanks" in the Old Testament is "Yadah" and it literally means "to acknowledge God in the middle of the mess."
It doesn't mean "feel grateful."
It doesn't mean "wait until things get better." It means "God, I see You present even in this."
In Jewish worship, yadah wasn't used for victory it was often used in seasons of fear, uncertainty, and waiting.
Thanksgiving wasn't a celebration of how well life was going. It was an act of surrender when life didn't make sense.
And that truth reframes everything we think about gratitude.
Here are several ways I'm practicing yadâ (thanksgiving) in my own life this week
1. Gratitude isn't something you wait to feel; it's something you choose to practice. 1
Thessalonians 5:18
2. Today's pain makes more sense when you remember tomorrow's promise. Romans 8:18
3. Complaining is often our heart's way of saying,
'God, I don't trust what You're doing right now.' Philippians 2:14
4. If Jesus trusted His Father in the worst moment, I can trust Him in mine. 1 Peter 2:23
5. When I think I deserve better, gratitude disappears. But When I remember grace, it returns." Luke 13:2-3

1.Thanksgiving isn't JUST about being grateful,
2. Today's pain makes more sense when you remember tomorrow's promise. Romans 8:18
3. Complaining is often our heart's way of saying,
'God, I don't trust what You're doing right now.' Philippians 2:14
4. If Jesus trusted His Father in the worst moment, I can trust Him in mine. 1 Peter 2:23
5. When I think I deserve better, gratitude disappears. But When I remember grace, it returns." Luke 13:2-3
6. If you can't lose Christ, then you can't lose your reason to give thanks. Romans 8:35-39
Thanksgiving isn't just about being grateful for what you can see. It's learning to trust God with what you can't see.
Yadâ is gratitude in uncertainty.
Gratitude in fear.
Gratitude in waiting.
Gratitude in confusion.
Gratitude in the "not yet." Gratitude in "even this"
It's saying, "God, I thank You now because You already know what I don't."
So wherever you find yourself right now if the diagnosis hasn't come back, if the finances don't make sense, if the relationship is unresolved, if the future feels uncertain. you can still yadâh.
Because biblical thankfulness isn't built on what you have. It's built on the God who holds what you don't understand.

And you can trust Him "even in this".

 

[DaveW]

Actually the word yadah is from the word yad which means HAND.  It is also the word for "knew" in Genesis 4.1. 

It is all about knowing something "by hand."  You have a good grasp of it.  When  it is used for thankfulness it means you are grateful for something you know well.

[Jaime]

Actually the word yadah is from the word yad which means HAND.  It is also the word for "knew" in Genesis 4.1. 

It is all about knowing something "by hand."  You have a good grasp of it.  When  it is used for thankfulness it means you are grateful for something you know well.

The article reminded me of the story of Job, "praising God even in this", contrary to his friends and wife even in horrible circumstances. It's easy to be grateful and full of praise when things go well.