יֻלְּד֥וּ
𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤅
yâlad
were born
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.
bala "to give birth" (Yao) · büla "to give birth, bear children" (Tshiluba) · zara "to give birth, bear offspring" (Kikuyu) +8 more2 Samuel 21:22 · Word #4
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 HVPp3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | P — Pual — Intensive passive |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | were born |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3205-112
they were brought forth
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Pual (passive intensive); perfect; 3rd person common plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Pual stem marks a passive intensive action, and the perfect 3rd person common plural indicates completed action by a plural subject. "They were brought forth" preserves the passive force and reflects the root sense of being born or produced as offspring. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
they were fathered
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Standardized from "they were brought forth". |
Bantu Hebrew
יֻלְּד֥וּ (yâlad) — 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.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| bala | to give birth | Yao |
| büla | to give birth, bear children | Tshiluba |
| zara | to give birth, bear offspring | Kikuyu |
| zaala | to give birth, to bear | Ga |
| zala | to give birth, to bear | Zulu |
| zaa | to give birth, bear offspring | Swahili |
| zaala | to give birth, to bear | Luganda |
| bala | to give birth (of a woman), to beget (of a man) | Chichewa |
| byara | to give birth, bear offspring | Kinyarwanda |
| Vyara | give birth | Kirundi |
| fyala | give birth; bring forth children | Bemba |