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יִלּוֹד

𐤉𐤋𐤅𐤃

yillôwd

H3209 adjective

SILEX Entry

Root ילד to give birth, bear, beget

Definition

An individual who has been born; offspring, child, or descendant with emphasis on the state of having been given birth to, as opposed to unborn or still potential. While it most commonly refers to a child or one who has been brought forth, in some contexts it can refer more generally to descendants or those who are products of a particular lineage.

Semantic Range

one born, child, offspring, descendant, one brought forth, product of birth, living person in contrast to stillborn

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew root ילד (y-l-d), which fundamentally means 'to bear, bring forth, beget'. The form יִלּוֹד (yillôwd) is a passive participle, indicating one who has been born or brought forth, rather than the act of birth itself.

Historical & Contextual Notes

יִלּוֹד is attested in a limited number of texts in the Hebrew Bible (e.g., Numbers 13:22, Job 3:16), typically in construct with other terms to denote those who have experienced birth—i.e., living children or descendants in contrast to unbegotten or unformed persons. In its earliest uses (patriarchal and monarchic periods), יִלּוֹד emphasizes the processual state of having been given birth to, sometimes in contrast to the unborn (e.g., stillborn, miscarried, or not-yet-conceived). In later Hebrew literature, the nuance remains, but other words such as יֶלֶד (yeled, child/boy) and תִּינוֹק (tinok, infant—post-biblical) become more common for generic 'child' or 'infant.' English versions often render יִלּוֹד simply as 'born' or 'child,' but the term's passive sense ('one who has been born') may be blurred in translation. Where English versions or later Jewish tradition render it as 'man' or 'Jew,' these are contextual extrapolations, not part of the word's lexical meaning. The word does not inherently carry a legal, civic, or religious connotation beyond biological birth.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

passive from יָלַד; born; born.

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Root Family

ילד (y-l-d) — to give birth, bear, beget

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2056 וָלָד male-born child
H3205 יָלַד in being born
H3206 יֶלֶד the boy
H3207 יַלְדָּה the female child
H3208 יַלְדוּת in your childhood-years

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3209-02 הַ/יִּלֹּדִ֨ים hayilodim HTd/Aampa born the born ones 2
H3209-01 הַ/יִּלּ֗וֹד hayilod HTd/Aamsa born the one born 2

Occurrences in Scripture

4 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3209-01 Exodus 1:22 הַ/יִּלּ֗וֹד hayilod HTd/Aamsa who is born the one born
H3209-02 Joshua 5:5 הַ/יִּלֹּדִ֨ים hayilodim HTd/Aampa born the born ones
H3209-02 2 Samuel 5:14 הַ/יִּלֹּדִ֥ים hayilodim HTd/Aampa the born the born ones
H3209-01 2 Samuel 12:14 הַ/יִּלּ֥וֹד hayilod HTd/Aamsa born the one born
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