בַ/יֹּבֵ֗ל

𐤁/𐤉𐤁𐤋

vayovel

in the Jubilee

or יֹבֵל; apparently from יָבַל; the blast of a horn (from its continuous sound); specifically, the signal of the silver trumpets; hence, the instrument itself and the festival thus introduced; jubile, ram's horn, trumpet.

H3104

Leviticus 27:21 · Word #4

Lexicon H3104

Lemmaיוֹבֵל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤋
Transliterationyôwbêl
Strong'sH3104
In-contextin the Jubilee

Morphology HRd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H3104-04

in the Ram’s-Horn Blast

Rootיבל (y-b-l)
Core Meaningsto bring, carry, lead, conduct, flow forth
Semantic Rangeram’s horn; trumpet blast; signal sound; the Jubilee year proclaimed by such a blast; by extension, the festal season inaugurated by the horn.
Conceptual SignificanceThe יוֹבֵל marks the proclamation of liberty and restoration (Leviticus 25), when ancestral lands return and debts are released. The sounding of the ram’s horn embodies the root idea of leading forth and carrying—announcing a divinely ordained reset that restores covenant order and communal balance.
Morphological NotesNoun common masculine singular absolute (Ncmsa) with prefixed preposition בַּ (“in the”), which includes the definite article. Strong’s H3104.
Rendering RationaleThe noun יוֹבֵל (masculine singular absolute) is here preceded by the preposition בַּ (“in the”), forming “in the yōvēl.” Derived from the root יבל (“to bring, lead, carry, flow”), the term originally referred to the ram’s horn whose sustained blast ‘carries’ or ‘leads forth’ the signal. Rendering it “in the Ram’s-Horn Blast” preserves both the concrete image and the singular masculine form while retaining the definite sense conveyed by the prefixed article.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root יבל (to bring, carry, lead, conduct, flow forth)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3104-01 bayovel in the ram’s-horn blast
betevel in the fertile, inhabited world
H3999-01 hamabul the deluge-flow
H180-01 hauval the flow-channel
H3104-02 hayovel the flowing-horn-blast
H3104-03 hayovelim the ram-horns
H3999-02 lemabul to a flowing-deluge
levul for the yield-of
oval Flowing-One
H8398-01 tevel the well-watered inhabited world
tuvalenah they will be brought in procession
H2987-01 uleheyvalah and to cause-to-bring
H3999-03 vehamabul and the flow-deluge
H2987-02 veheyvel and he caused to bring
H8398-02 vetevel and the yielding world
vivulah and the produce of her
H2981-01 yevul yield
H2981-02 yevulah her brought-forth yield
H2988-01 yiveley flow-channels of
H3104-05 yovel ram-horn blast
H2986-01 yovileni he will lead me forth
H2986-02 yovilu they will cause to flow forth
H2986-03 yuval he will be led forth
H2986-04 yuvalu they will be led-forth

Word Usage (27 occurrences of H3104)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 19:13 הַ/יֹּבֵ֔ל hayovel the ram's horn
Leviticus 25:10 יוֹבֵ֥ל yovel Jubilee
Leviticus 25:11 יוֹבֵ֣ל yovel jubilee