ידע
“ידע” (еда) — knowledge in Hebrew. Noun, level B1. What stays in the head after the studies. The verb yodea — knows — ani lo yodea you have already said: the same root y-d-a. In a live sentence: “הידע שלו באנגלית טוב.” — His knowledge of English is good. Written with the characters י, ד, ע. A word from the everyday Hebrew course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Hebrew | ידע |
| Read in Latin letters | еда |
| Translation | knowledge |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
What stays in the head after the studies. The verb yodea — knows — ani lo yodea you have already said: the same root y-d-a
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- הידע שלו באנגלית טוב.ха-еда шело бе-англит тов.His knowledge of English is good.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “knowledge” in Hebrew?
«ידע», read “еда”. In a live sentence: “הידע שלו באנגלית טוב.” — His knowledge of English is good. Noun, level B1; written with the characters י, ד, ע.
How is “ידע” written in Latin letters?
еда. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
What stays in the head after the studies. The verb yodea — knows — ani lo yodea you have already said: the same root y-d-a. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.