וַ/יּ֖וֹלֶד

𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤃

yâlad

and he fathered

To give birth, bring forth or beget offspring. In human contexts, it refers to the physical act of childbirth by a woman or of fathering children by a man, as well as the broader process of producing a descendant. In specialized contexts, it covers the technical act of midwifery, the record of genealogy or lineage, and metaphorical uses for origin or production.

H3205

Genesis 11:16 · Word #6

Lexicon H3205

Lemmaיָלַד
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤋𐤃
Transliterationyâlad
Strong'sH3205
DefinitionTo give birth, bring forth or beget offspring. In human contexts, it refers to the physical act of childbirth by a woman or of fathering children by a man, as well as the broader process of producing a descendant. In specialized contexts, it covers the technical act of midwifery, the record of genealogy or lineage, and metaphorical uses for origin or production.

Morphology HC/Vhw3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phraseand he fathered

SIBI-P1 Translation H3205-56

and he begot

Morphological NotesVerb, Hiphil (causative), sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Hiphil stem gives a causative sense, "to cause to be born," which in a masculine singular subject denotes fathering offspring. The sequential imperfect with prefixed vav conveys the narrative past, hence "and he begot."

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