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יָלַד

ya.ladto begetHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb496 occurrences28 books403 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
Traditional renderings: bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָלַד:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

496 total
  1. Genesis 10:25יֻלַּ֖ד · were born
    Two sons were born to Eber: One was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother was named Joktan.
  2. Genesis 10:26יָלַ֔ד · was the father of
    And Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
  3. Genesis 11:10וַיּ֖וֹלֶד · he became the father of
    This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.
  4. Genesis 11:11הוֹלִיד֣וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had
    And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters.
  5. Genesis 11:12וַיּ֖וֹלֶד · he became the father of
    When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah.
  6. Genesis 11:13הוֹלִיד֣וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had
    And after he had become the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
  7. Genesis 11:14וַיּ֖וֹלֶד · he became the father of
    When Shelah was 30 years old, he became the father of Eber.
  8. Genesis 11:15הוֹלִיד֣וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had
    And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
  9. Genesis 11:16וַיּ֖וֹלֶד · he became the father of
    When Eber was 34 years old, he became the father of Peleg.
  10. Genesis 11:17הוֹלִיד֣וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had
    And after he had become the father of Peleg, Eber lived 430 years and had other sons and daughters.
  11. Genesis 11:18וַיּ֖וֹלֶד · he became the father of
    When Peleg was 30 years old, he became the father of Reu.
  12. Genesis 11:19הוֹלִיד֣וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had
    And after he had become the father of Reu, Peleg lived 209 years and had other sons and daughters.
  13. Genesis 11:20וַיּ֖וֹלֶד · he became the father of
    When Reu was 32 years old, he became the father of Serug.
  14. Genesis 11:21הוֹלִיד֣וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had
    And after he had become the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters.
  15. Genesis 11:22וַיּ֖וֹלֶד · he became the father of
    When Serug was 30 years old, he became the father of Nahor.
  16. Genesis 11:23הוֹלִיד֥וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had
    And after he had become the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had other sons and daughters.
  17. Genesis 11:24וַיּ֖וֹלֶד · he became the father of
    When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.
  18. Genesis 11:25הוֹלִיד֣וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had
    And after he had become the father of Terah, Nahor lived 119 years and had other sons and daughters.
  19. Genesis 11:26וַיּ֙וֹלֶד֙ · he became the father of
    When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
  20. Genesis 11:27הוֹלִ֣יד · became the father of; הוֹלִ֥יד · became the father of
    This is the account of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.
  21. Genesis 16:1יָלְדָ֖ה · had borne
    Now Abram’s wife Sarai had borne him no children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar.
  22. Genesis 16:2מִלֶּ֔דֶת · from bearing [children]
    So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
  23. Genesis 16:11וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ · and will bear
    The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.
  24. Genesis 16:15וַתֵּ֧לֶד · bore; יָלְדָ֥ה · had borne
    And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the son she had borne.
  25. Genesis 16:16בְּלֶֽדֶת־ · bore
    Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar bore Ishmael to him.
  26. Genesis 17:17יִוָּלֵ֔ד · Can a child be born; תֵּלֵֽד׃ · give birth
    Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”
  27. Genesis 17:19יֹלֶ֤דֶת · bear
    But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
  28. Genesis 17:20יוֹלִ֔יד · He will become the father
    As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
  29. Genesis 17:21תֵּלֵ֨ד · will bear
    But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”
  30. Genesis 18:13אֵלֵ֖ד · bear a child
    And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
  31. Genesis 19:37וַתֵּ֤לֶד · gave birth to
    The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.
  32. Genesis 19:38יָ֣לְדָה · gave birth to
    The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.
  33. Genesis 20:17וַיֵּלֵֽדוּ׃ · so that they could again bear children
    Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—
  34. Genesis 21:2וַתֵּ֨לֶד · and bore
    So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.
  35. Genesis 21:3הַנּֽוֹלַד־; יָלְדָה־ · bore
    And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.
  36. Genesis 21:5בְּהִוָּ֣לֶד · was born
    Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
  37. Genesis 21:7יָלַ֥דְתִּי · I have borne him
    She added, “Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”
  38. Genesis 21:9יָלְדָ֥ה · had borne
    But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son,