Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “יָעֵל”
Understanding Yâʻêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
the same as יָעֵל Jael. - § Jael = "mountain goat" - Jael, a Canaanite 1) the wife of Heber the Kenite who killed the ge...
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Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
יָעֵל
Phoneticyaw-ale'
TransliterationYâʻêl
Grammar Code
N:N-F-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
the same as יָעֵל Jael. - § Jael = "mountain goat" - Jael, a Canaanite 1) the wife of Heber the Kenite who killed the general Sisera as he slept by driving a peg through his temples into the ground
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
6 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 4:22 | “And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.” Word: יָעֵל (Yâʻêl) |