The meaning of “יֶלֶד”
Understanding yeled reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one). - something born, i.e. a lad or offspring 1) child, son, boy, offspring, youth ...
יֶלֶד
boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one). - something born, i.e. a lad or offspring 1) child, son, boy, offspring, youth 1a) child, son, boy 1b) child, children 1c) descendants 1d) youth 1e) apostate Israelites (fig.)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 33:2 | “And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.” Word: יֶלֶד (yeled) | |
| 1 Samuel 1:2 | “And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.” Word: יֶלֶד (yeled) | |
| 2 Kings 4:18 | “And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.” Word: יֶלֶד (yeled) | |
| Nehemiah 12:43 | “Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.” Word: יֶלֶד (yeled) | |
| Isaiah 11:7 | “And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.” Word: יֶלֶד (yeled) |
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