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יְבוּל

𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤋

yᵉbûwl

H2981 noun

SILEX Entry

Root יבל to carry, to bring, to bring forth

Definition

Yield, specifically agricultural produce or crops brought forth by the land; more broadly, the tangible outcome of land productivity. In some contexts, may refer metaphorically to the results or fruit of labor, or material bounty derived from productive activity. The primary meaning is concrete, referring to produce, especially at the time of harvest.

Semantic Range

produce of the land, crop, agricultural yield, harvest, outcome of fertility, (figurative) fruit of labor, material bounty

Root / Etymology

From the root יבל (Y-B-L), which conveys the idea of carrying, bringing, or leading (especially in the sense of bringing forth or transporting). יְבוּל is a noun formation denoting the thing brought forth, particularly what the land yields. Distinct from roots relating to planting or sowing, emphasizing the act of the land 'bringing forth' produce rather than the act of cultivation.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, יְבוּל primarily denotes the produce of the earth, especially agricultural yield, which forms the basis of subsistence, taxation, and offerings, as seen in passages like Leviticus 26:4 and Psalm 107:37. The term is most prevalent in texts concerned with agricultural cycles, covenantal blessings, and divine favor connected to the land's fruitfulness. In post-exilic writings and poetic contexts, the word is sometimes extended metaphorically to human productivity or divine blessing more generally, but its essential association remains with tangible, edible crop yields. יְבוּל is distinct from related terms such as תְּבוּאָה (tevu'ah, 'produce, yield, income'), which is more general and can encompass gain from trade as well as agriculture. English translations often render יְבוּל as 'increase', 'produce', or 'crop', but may obscure the land-focused, agricultural sense present in the original Hebrew. Later biblical texts may broaden the term slightly, but it retains strong agrarian connotations through the biblical period.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from יָבַל; produce, i.e. a crop or (figuratively) wealth; fruit, increase.

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Root Family

יבל (y-b-l) — to carry, to bring, to bring forth

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H180 אוּבָל the water-bearing stream
H2986 יָבַל I will conduct them
H2987 יְבַל and to cause to bring
H2988 יָבָל streams of
H2989 יָבָל Flow-Bringer

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2981-03 יְבוּלָ֔/הּ yevulah HNcmsc/Sp3fs its produce her yield 8
H2981-02 יְב֣וּל yevul HNcmsc the produce yield of 3
H2981-01 וִֽ/יבֻלָ֔/הּ vivulah HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs and its yield and her yield 1
H2981-04 יְבוּלָ֑/ם yevulam HNcmsc/Sp3mp their crops their yield 1

Occurrences in Scripture

13 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2981-03 Leviticus 26:4 יְבוּלָ֔/הּ yevulah HNcmsc/Sp3fs her increase her yield
H2981-03 Leviticus 26:20 יְבוּלָ֔/הּ yevulah HNcmsc/Sp3fs produce her yield
H2981-03 Deuteronomy 11:17 יְבוּלָ֑/הּ yevulah HNcmsc/Sp3fs its produce her yield
H2981-01 Deuteronomy 32:22 וִֽ/יבֻלָ֔/הּ vivulah HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs and its yield and her yield
H2981-02 Judges 6:4 יְב֣וּל yevul HNcmsc the produce yield of
H2981-03 Ezekiel 34:27 יְבוּלָ֔/הּ yevulah HNcmsc/Sp3fs its produce her yield
H2981-02 Habakkuk 3:17 יְבוּל֙ yevul HNcmsa fruit yield of
H2981-03 Haggai 1:10 יְבוּלָֽ/הּ yevulah HNcmsc/Sp3fs its produce her yield
H2981-03 Zechariah 8:12 יְבוּלָ֔/הּ yevulah HNcmsc/Sp3fs its produce her yield
H2981-03 Psalms 67:7 יְבוּלָ֑/הּ yevulah HNcmsc/Sp3fs its-produce her yield
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