וַ/יּ֥וֹלֶד
𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤃
yâlad
and he 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 moreGenesis 5:10 · Word #13
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 HC/Vhw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and he fathered |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3205-56
and he begot
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil (causative), sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense, "to cause to be born," which in a masculine singular subject denotes fathering offspring. The sequential imperfect with prefixed vav conveys the narrative past, hence "and he begot." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and he fathered
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | SIBI-P1 'and he begot' is a possible translation, but 'and he fathered' more clearly represents the specific generational context described by the Hebrew verb here, maintaining consistency with previous rendering decisions in SIBI. |
Bantu Hebrew
וַ/יּ֥וֹלֶד (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 |