The meaning of “יִלּוֹד”
Understanding yillôwd reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
passive from יָלַד born. - born 1) born
יִלּוֹד
passive from יָלַד born. - born 1) born
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 1:22 | “And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. ” Word: יִלּוֹד (yillôwd) | |
| Joshua 5:5 | “Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised.” Word: יִלּוֹד (yillôwd) | |
| 2 Samuel 5:14 | “And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,” Word: יִלּוֹד (yillôwd) | |
| 2 Samuel 12:14 | “Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.” Word: יִלּוֹד (yillôwd) | |
| Jeremiah 16:3 | “For thus saith the Lord concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land;” Word: יִלּוֹד (yillôwd) |