תּוֹדָה

Leviticus 7:12 תּוֹדָה֮ הַתּוֹדָ֗ה thanksgiving, <the> thanksgiving

If he offers it in thanksgiving, then along with the sacrifice of thanksgiving he shall offer unleavened cakes mixed with olive oil, unleavened wafers coated with oil, and well-kneaded cakes of fine flour mixed with oil.

Here: The occasion: a public acknowledgment of what God has done, usually after a rescue. It has no article here ('as a thanksgiving'), so it names the kind of occasion, not yet the technical name of the rite.

Leviticus 7:13 תּוֹדַ֥ת [the] thanksgiving of

Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread.

Leviticus 7:15 תּוֹדַ֣ת [the] thanksgiving of

The meat of the sacrifice of his peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day he offers it; none of it may be left until morning.

Here: Names this particular kind of well-being offering: the one brought to acknowledge publicly that God has rescued or helped the worshipper. It is a declaration as well as a feeling.

Leviticus 22:29 תּוֹדָ֖ה thanksgiving

When you sacrifice a thank offering to the LORD, offer it so that it may be acceptable on your behalf.

Joshua 7:19 תוֹדָ֑ה confession

So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”

Here: From the root y-d-h, "to acknowledge, declare openly." Elsewhere it usually means thanks or praise, because praise is openly declaring what God has done. Here the context makes it a confession: openly admitting the truth to God. Ezra 10:11 uses it the same way.

2 Chronicles 29:31 וְתוֹד֖וֹת וְתוֹד֔וֹת and thank-offerings

Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings.

2 Chronicles 33:16 וְתוֹדָ֑ה and thanksgiving

Then he restored the altar of the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and he told Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel.

Ezra 10:11 תוֹדָ֛ה praise

Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives.”

Here: Usually 'thanksgiving' or 'praise', but the root means to acknowledge openly. Here, after an accusation of guilt, it means public admission of wrongdoing that at the same time declares God in the right. The same phrase was used when Joshua told Achan to 'give todah' and confess what he had done (Josh 7:19).

Nehemiah 12:27 וּבְתוֹד֣וֹת and with thanksgivings

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.

Here: Plural: songs that publicly praise God for what he did. In vv. 31, 38 and 40 the same word names the two great choirs that walk the wall, so the singers as well as the songs may be in view.

Nehemiah 12:31 תוֹדֹת֩ thanksgiving choirs

Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.

Here: Literally 'thanksgivings'. The word for giving thanks (and for the thanksgiving sacrifice) here names the groups that perform it: two companies of singers and musicians offering thanks.

Nehemiah 12:38 וְהַתּוֹדָ֧ה and the thanksgiving choir

The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,

Here: Literally 'and the thanksgiving', but here it means the group doing the thanking: a choir and procession giving thanks. Nehemiah names the group by what it does, as in 12:31, where he set up 'two great thanksgivings'.

Nehemiah 12:40 הַתּוֹדֹ֖ת the thanksgiving choirs

The two thanksgiving choirs then stood in the house of God, as did I, along with the half of the officials accompanying me,

Psalm 26:7 תּוֹדָ֑ה thanksgiving

to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works.

Here: From the root meaning 'to acknowledge, confess, praise'. Todah is a public statement of what God has done, and it is the name of the thanksgiving sacrifice and of the songs sung with it. Next to the altar of verse 6, the temple setting is plain.

Psalm 42:4 וְתוֹדָ֗ה and thanksgiving

These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.

Here: Public thanks that names what God has done. The same word is used for the thanksgiving sacrifice (Lev 7:12) and for thanksgiving choirs in procession (Neh 12:31).

Psalm 50:14 תּוֹדָ֑ה a thank-offering

Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.

Here: This is what is to be sacrificed: a todah. The word means both the thank-offering itself (Leviticus 7:12) and the public act of saying out loud what God has done. YLT's "confession" keeps the sense of declaring openly.

Psalm 50:23 תּוֹדָ֗ה a thank-offering

He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rightly orders his way, I will show the salvation of God.”

Here: Here it is the thank offering, the sacrifice brought after God had rescued someone, together with the public spoken or sung acknowledgment that went with it. Act and words belong together. The phrase repeats v.14's command, "Sacrifice thanksgiving to God."

Psalm 56:12 תּוֹדֹ֣ת thank-offerings

Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.

Here: Todah is both the thanksgiving sacrifice (Lev 7:12) and the spoken acknowledgment of what God has done. Here it is the sacrifice, with the public testimony that went along with it. The plural may mean several offerings, or thanksgiving in full measure.

Psalm 69:30 בְתוֹדָֽה׃ with thanksgiving

I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.

Here: "With todah": thanks spoken aloud that publicly credit God with a rescue. Todah is also the name of the thank-offering sacrifice (Lev 7:12–15), and verse 31 is about sacrifice. So the word points both to the spoken thanks and to the offering, and the psalm puts the spoken thanks first.

Psalm 95:2 בְּתוֹדָ֑ה with thanksgiving

Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.

Here: "With todah": with public, spoken acknowledgment of what God has done. The same word names the thank offering eaten at the temple, so it may also mean the worshippers are bringing that offering. Either way it is something you bring, not only something you feel.

Psalm 100:4 בְּתוֹדָ֗ה with thanksgiving

Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.

Here: "With todah": with public acknowledgment of what God has done. That can mean a song of thanks, or the thank-offering sacrifice that carried the same name. The psalm's heading ("A psalm for todah") makes both senses live.

Psalm 107:22 תוֹדָ֑ה thanksgiving

Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving and declare His works with rejoicing.

Here: The name of a specific offering, the thanksgiving or 'thank offering' (Leviticus 7:12). It also means public acknowledgment or praise. It comes from the same root as 'let them give thanks' (yôdû) in verse 21, so the refrain flows straight into the ritual.

Psalm 116:17 תּוֹדָ֑ה thanksgiving

I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.

Here: Names the specific 'thanksgiving offering' of Leviticus 7:11–15. The word also carries its root sense: publicly acknowledging what God has done. It is testimony as well as gratitude.

Psalm 147:7 בְּתוֹדָ֑ה with thanksgiving

Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music on the harp to our God,

Isaiah 51:3 תּוֹדָ֖ה thanksgiving

For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.

Here: Public thanks: saying aloud what God has done, often with a thank-offering at the temple. It implies worship there again.

Jeremiah 17:26 תוֹדָ֖ה <of> a thank-offering

And people will come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, and from the foothills, the hill country, and the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.

Here: A public acknowledgment of what God has done, made concrete as a thank-offering meal with bread (Lev 7:12–15), usually given after a rescue. It means both the offering and the spoken praise.

Jeremiah 30:19 תּוֹדָ֖ה thanksgiving

Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.

Here: Public, spoken acknowledgment of what God has done. It was often sung, and often went with the todah sacrifice and the shared meal at the temple. This is not a private feeling of gratitude. It is something people hear.

Jeremiah 33:11 תּוֹדָ֖ה a thank-offering

the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.

Here: The thank-offering of Lev 7:12–15, a sacrifice eaten in a joyful meal, usually brought with a song of thanks after rescue. It comes from the same root as hodu, so the verse echoes itself: 'give thanks… bringing thanks'.

Amos 4:5 תּוֹדָ֔ה a thank-offering

Offer leavened bread as a thank offering, and loudly proclaim your freewill offerings. For that is what you children of Israel love to do,” declares the Lord GOD.

Jonah 2:9 תּוֹדָה֙ thanksgiving

But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”

Here: The public acknowledgment of what God has done, and also the name of the specific 'thank-offering' sacrifice. Jonah promises both the words and the rite.