The meaning of “יָלַד”
Understanding yâlad reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of ...
יָלַד
bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman). - to bear young - causatively, to beget - medically, to act as midwife - specifically, to show lineage 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 18:13 | “And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?” Word: יָלַד (yâlad) | |
| Judges 13:5 | “For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.” Word: יָלַד (yâlad) | |
| 2 Kings 19:3 | “And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.” Word: יָלַד (yâlad) | |
| Job 15:35 | “They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit. ” Word: יָלַד (yâlad) | |
| Isaiah 42:14 | “I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.” Word: יָלַד (yâlad) |
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