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OVERVIEW:
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In this module we review the meanings of the Hebrew root
YUD-DALET-AYIN. This root is normally translated as TO KNOW.
But its real meaning is BE FAMILIAR or APPRECIATE. For example
Gn04-01 would be translated 'AND ADAM WAS FAMILIAR WITH HIS WIFE'
denoting marital intimacy.

Those who wish to review all examples should consult one of
the following URLs

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EXAMPLES:

In the following verses YUD-DALET-AYIN clearly does not just
mean TO KNOW. It rather means to APPRECIATE. The point of the
verse is not that NEW INFORMATION was discovered but rather
that KNOWN FACTS were finally APPRECIATED.

An alternate (perhaps better) translation is RECOGNIZE. Try
both RECOGNIZE and APPRECIATE in the following sentences
and see which you like better. For the philosophically minded
try to articulate the difference between APPRECIATE & RECOGNIZE
vs TO KNOW.  (Suggested answer on bottom)

(4)Gn22-12c Now I APPRECIATE that you are God fearing
(5)Ex16-06b & you will APPRECIATE that God took you out of Egypt
(6)Ex02-25a God heard their screams and God RECOGNIZE them
(7)Ex03-07a for I RECOGNIZE their suffering

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ANSWER: To KNOW is purely intellectual.
        RECOGNIZE and APPRECIATE have an emotional element.
Thus eg the "recognition of the state of Israel" does not mean
that people "knew" about it; it rather means that people were
going to OFFICIALLY act as if it existed.

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