יֽוֹלֵדָ֖ה
𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤃𐤄
yâlad
a woman in childbirth
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.
Hosea 13:13 · 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 HVqrfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | a woman in childbirth |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3205-103
birthing woman
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, feminine singular, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle feminine singular denotes a woman actively engaged in the act of bearing offspring. "Birthing woman" preserves the root sense of bringing forth and reflects the feminine singular participial form as a verbal adjective. |
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