לֶ֣דֶת
𐤋𐤃𐤕
yâlad
of giving birth
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.
Job 39:1 · Word #3
Lexicon H3205
| Lemma | יָלַד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤋𐤃 |
| Transliteration | yâlad |
| Strong's | H3205 |
| Definition | 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. |
Morphology HVqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of giving birth |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3205-31
to bear offspring
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, infinitive construct. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal infinitive construct expresses the simple active action of the root ילד. "To bear offspring" preserves the core procreative sense without specifying gender, allowing for both bearing and begetting within the root’s range. |
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