Yadah is the third person singular qal form of the Hebrew language verbal root ydh. Depending on its conjugation, it carries a range of meanings involving throwing or praising.In the qal form, it describes the 'shooting' of arrows in Jeremiah 50:14. The piel form means 'throwing' or 'casting down'. In the hiphil form, it normally means 'praising' and occasionally for confessing one's sins. The hitpael form, vidui, has a similar range of meanings, but the word most often means 'confession' and less commonly 'praise'.