יָעֵל

ya.elJael
hebrewOld TestamentName of a woman6 occurrences1 book6 verses
This is the name of Jael: Wife of Heber; killed Sisera, the Canaanite commander.

Definition

the same as H3277; Jael, a Canaanite
Traditional renderings: Jael.

Glossary entries

Jael

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Judges 4:17יָעֵ֔ל · of Jael
    Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
  2. Judges 4:18יָעֵל֮ · Jael
    Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Do not be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.
  3. Judges 4:21יָעֵ֣ל · Jael
    But as he lay sleeping from exhaustion, Heber’s wife Jael took a tent peg, grabbed a hammer, and went silently to Sisera. She drove the peg through his temple and into the ground, and he died.
  4. Judges 4:22יָעֵל֙ · Jael
    When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple.
  5. Judges 5:6יָעֵ֔ל · of Jael
    In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.
  6. Judges 5:24יָעֵ֕ל · [is] Jael
    Most blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.