H2986 יָבַל yâbal → Root

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Root of the יבל family (12 members).

To bring, conduct, carry, or lead (especially with formality or processional significance); denotes the act of leading or bringing forth something or someone, often in ceremonial, communal, or purposeful settings. Used of bringing offerings, leading people (e.g., in triumph or festivity), conveying produce or tribute, and occasionally of natural movement such as a river carrying something.

Etymology Root יבל (y-b-l), meaning 'to bring, carry, conduct.' The verb reflects action of purposeful conveying or leading, distinct from more generic words for carrying or going. Cognate in other Semitic languages (e.g., Arabic ‘wbl’) may support related senses of movement or conducting, though direct links are debated.
Language Word Meaning Segmentation Root
Chokwe kubelanga to indicate, to show -bel-
Kikongo kubela to show, to indicate, to reveal -bel-
Kimbundu (Angola) kubela to lead, to show the way, to guide, usher bela
Lunda kubela to show, to point out -bel-
Umbundu okubela to show, to reveal, to point out, to guide -bel-

Family members (11)

Lexemes that inherit from this canonical via the SilexRoot family or an additional inheritance edge. Tags show the cognate-propagation status.

  • H180 אוּבָל ʼûwbâl unset

    A stream or flowing channel, often natural but can refer more generally to a watercourse. 'Ûwbâl designates a current of

  • H2981 יְבוּל yᵉbûwl unset

    Yield, specifically agricultural produce or crops brought forth by the land; more broadly, the tangible outcome of land

  • H2988 יָבָל yâbâl unset

    A natural stream or watercourse, typically referring to a channel or flow of water in a landscape, such as a river, broo

  • H2989 יָבָל Yaval unset

    Proper name designating an early descendant of Adam, specifically a son of Lamech and Adah mentioned in the genealogical

  • H2990 יַבֵּל yabbêl unset

    A running sore, ulcer, or pustular swelling—an abnormal bodily growth involving oozing or festering. In context, it refe

  • H3104 יוֹבֵל yôwbêl unset

    The primary meaning of יוֹבֵל (yôwbêl) is 'ram’s horn,' specifically in the context of a ceremonial trumpet used for sig

  • H3105 יוּבַל yûwbal unset

    A watercourse, specifically a stream, brook, or small river, typically conveying flowing water and often seasonal in nat

  • H3106 יוּבַל Yuval unset

    A personal name: Yûwbal (Jubal), an early figure in Genesis described as the 'father of all who play lyre and pipe,' pos

  • H3999 מַבּוּל mabbûwl unset

    A cataclysmic flood, specifically a deluge of overwhelming scale, most notably referring to the primeval flood narrative

  • H8398 תֵּבֵל têbêl unset

    The habitable world or earth, often contrasted with 'land' (אֶרֶץ), and referring to the inhabited, ordered, or settled

  • H944 בּוּל bûwl unset

    Refers to produce yielded by the earth, specifically harvested crops, agricultural yield, or the general abundance of fo

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