יָלַ֖ד

𐤉𐤋𐤃

yâlad

fathered

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

Genesis 4:18 · Word #6

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 HVqp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phrasefathered

SIBI-P1 Translation H3205-76

he begot

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd person masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of bringing forth offspring. As a 3rd person masculine singular perfect, it denotes that he (masculine singular subject) begot or fathered offspring.

View full lexicon entry for H3205 →

SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

he fathered

Same as P1Yes
RationaleStandardized from "he begot".

Bantu Hebrew

יָלַ֖ד (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.

View all comparisons →

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