וַ/יּ֖וֹלֶד
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 5:12 · Word #5
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 close in meaning, but 'and he fathered' better reflects the common English phrasing for genealogy sections and the SILEX definition specifies both 'father' and 'beget.' Adjusted for natural English geneaological register while being faithful. |
Bantu Hebrew
וַ/יּ֖וֹלֶד (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 |