לָ/לֶ֔דֶת
𐤋/𐤋𐤃𐤕
yâlad
to bear
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 moreGenesis 4:2 · Word #2
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 HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to bear |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3205-28
to bear offspring
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, infinitive construct with prefixed ל indicating purpose or result. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal infinitive construct with prefixed ל expresses the simple active idea of bringing forth offspring. "To bear offspring" preserves the root sense of producing a descendant without restricting the subject to male or female. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to bear offspring
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 rendering 'to bear offspring' correctly represents the infinitive verb meaning 'to give birth.' No adjustment needed. |
Bantu Hebrew
לָ/לֶ֔דֶת (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 |