וַ/תֵּלַ֣דְןָ

𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤃𐤍

yâlad

and brought forth

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.

fyala "give birth; bring forth children" (Bemba)

H3205

Genesis 30:39 · Word #5

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 HC/Vqw3fp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number p — Plural — Plural

Common Translation

Phraseand brought forth

SIBI-P1 Translation H3205-49

and they bore offspring

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person feminine plural.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal stem expresses the simple active act of bearing or bringing forth. The sequential imperfect with feminine plural marking indicates a past narrative action performed by multiple females, hence "and they bore offspring."

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

and they bore offspring

Same as P1Yes
RationaleThe rendering captures the correct verbal sense of the Hebrew; no contextual change is necessary.

Bantu Hebrew

וַ/תֵּלַ֣דְןָ (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
fyala give birth; bring forth children Bemba