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 more

H3205

2 Samuel 21:22 · Word #4

Lexicon H3205

Lemmaיָלַד
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤋𐤃
Transliterationyâlad
Strong'sH3205
DefinitionTo 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

Phrasewere born

SIBI-P1 Translation H3205-112

they were brought forth

Morphological NotesVerb; Pual (passive intensive); perfect; 3rd person common plural.
Rendering RationaleThe 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 P1Yes
RationaleStandardized 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.

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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