יָלַד 497 verb bear, bring forth, beget (Late Hebrew
id.; Aramaic
יְלִיד,
יְלֵיד,
; Arabic
bear, bring forth, so Ethiopic
Assyrian
alâdu, COT
Gloss) —
Qal Perfect יָלַד Genesis 4:18 (
3 times in verse) +
16 times;
יָלָ֑ד Jeremiah 17:11;
וְיָלַד consecutive
Psalm 7:15; suffix
יְלָֽדְךָ Deuteronomy 32:18;
2nd person masculine singular suffix
ילדתני Jeremiah 2:27 Kt; Qr
יְלִדְתָּנוּ (Kö
i. 410 Ges
§ 70, 2. R. 4);
1st person singular suffix
יְלִדְתִּ֫יךָ Psalm 2:7;
יְלִדְתִּ֫יהוּ Numbers 11:12, etc.;
Imperfect יֵלָד(יֹום) Proverbs 27:1;
3rd person feminine singular תֵּלֵד Genesis 17:17 +
6 times;
וַתֵּ֫לֶד Genesis 4:1 +
61 times;
2nd person feminine singular תֵּלְדִי Genesis 3:16;
אֵלֵד Genesis 18:13;
וָאֵלֵד 1 Kings 3:17;
יֵֽֽֽלְדוּ Isaiah 65:23;
3rd person feminine plural תֵּלַדְנָה Jeremiah 29:6;
וַתֵּלַדְנָה Ezekiel 23:4;
וַתֵּלַדְןָ Genesis 30:39, etc.;
Infinitive absolute יָלֹד Job 15:35; construct
לֵדָה Hosea 9:11 +
3 times;
לֶ֫דֶת Genesis 4:2 +
10 times;
לָלַת 1 Samuel 4:19 (Kö
i, 402, but probably text error Dr); suffix
לִדְתִּי 1 Kings 3:18, etc.;
Participle active יֹלֵד Proverbs 17:21;
Jeremiah 30:6, etc.; feminine
יוֺלֵדָה Hosea 13:13 +
12 times;
יֹלֶ֫דֶת Genesis 17:19 +
4 times;
יֹלַדְתְּ Genesis 16:11 +
2 times (Kö
i. 404 f.; perhaps
יֹלֶדֶת intended by Kt, compare Sta
§ 213 b); suffix
Proverbs 23:25;
יוֺלַדְתּוֺ Proverbs 17:25; etc.; plural
יֹלְדוֺת Jeremiah 16:3;
Passive participle יָלוּד 1 Kings 3:26,
27; construct
יְלוּד Job 14:1 +
2 times; plural
יְלוּדִים 1 Chronicles 14:4; —
1. bear, bring froth:
a. (a mother a child,) so commonly, approximately +
208 times; followed by accusative
Genesis 3:16;
Genesis 4:1 & constantly; accusative omitted
Genesis 6:2 etc. =
be delivered of a child,
1 Kings 3:17,
18;
2 Kings 19:3 =
Isaiah 37:3 (in proverb with negative, i.e. human power exhausted); of animals
Genesis 30:39;
Genesis 31:8 (twice in verse);
Jeremiah 14:5;
Jeremiah 17:11 (bird laying eggs, or hatching out young),
Ezekiel 31:6;
Job 39:1,
2; but also of whole process of labour (compare
חול)
וַתְּקַשׁ בְּלִדְתָּהּ Genesis 35:16 compare
Genesis 35:17,
Genesis 38:27,
28, compare
1 Samuel 14:19;
Jeremiah 31:18;
Micah 5:2 (of a man, as preposterous,
Jeremiah 30:6, compare Moses as mother of Israel
Numbers 11:12).
2. less often beget:
a. literal, approximately +
22 times, always with accusative; in Hexateuch a mark of J;
Genesis 4:18 (
3 times in verse);
Genesis 10:8,
13,
15,
24 (twice in verse);
Genesis 10:26 =
1 Chronicles 1:10,
11,
13,
18 (twice in verse);
1 Chronicles 1:20,
Genesis 22:23;
Genesis 25:3 (
Deuteronomy 32:18 &
Numbers 11:12 E are dubious; P uses
Hiph.), elsewhere
Proverbs 17:21;
Proverbs 23:23,
24;
Daniel 11:6.
b. beget, figurative
Psalm 2:7 of
י׳'s formally installing king into theocratic rights.
†
Niph. Perfect נוֺלַד 1 Chronicles 2:3 +
6 times +
הנּוֺלַדֿ Genesis 21:3 according to points, but read Participle (see Di);
נוּ֯לְּדוּ 1 Chronicles 3:5;
1 Chronicles 20:8 (compare Ol
§ 70, 2, R. 5);
Imperfect יִוָּלֵד Genesis 17:17 +
4 times;
יִוָּ֑לֶד Isaiah 66:8;
וַיִּוָּלֵד Genesis 4:18 +
2 times, etc.;
Infinitive הִוָּ֑לֶד Genesis 21:5;
הִוָּֽלְדוֹ Ecclesiastes 7:1;
הִוָּֽֽֽלְדָהּ Hosea 2:5 [
Hosea 2:3];
Participle נוֺלָד 1 Kings 13:2 +
3 times (
Genesis 21:3 see above);
נוֺלָדִים Genesis 48:5;
1 Chronicles 7:21; —
be born: of human beings, followed by
לְ (born to such and such a man),
Genesis 4:18;
Genesis 10:1;
Genesis 17:17;
Genesis 21:3,
5;
Genesis 46:20;
Genesis 48:5;
Numbers 26:60;
Deuteronomy 23:9 [
Deuteronomy 23:8];
2 Samuel 3:2 (Qr),
2 Samuel 5:13;
2 Samuel 14:27;
1 Chronicles 2:3,
9;
1 Chronicles 3:1,
4,
5;
1 Chronicles 20:6,
8;
1 Chronicles 22:9;
1 Chronicles 26:6;
Job 1:2 compare
1 Kings 13:2; without
לְ,
Job 3:3;
Job 38:21;
Psalm 78:6;
1 Chronicles 7:21;
Ecclesiastes 7:1 (
טוֹבמִשֶּׁמֶן שֵׁם טוֹב הִוָּֽלְדֽוֹ׃ מִיּוֹם וְיוֹם); metaphor of Israel (under figure of unfaithful wife)
Hosea 2:5 [
Hosea 2:3]; of nation,
גּוֺי,
Isaiah 66:8; people,
עַם, Psalm 22:32; of animals
Leviticus 22:27;
Deuteronomy 15:19;
Participle כָּלנָֿשִׁים וְהַנּוֺלָד מֵהֶם Ezra 10:3; with predicate or appositive on which emphasis rests,
רָ֑שׁ נ׳ Ecclesiastes 4:14 he was born poor;
אֹהֵב הָרֵ֑ע וְאָח לְצָרָה יִוָּלֵד Proverbs 17:17;
עַיִר פרא אדם יִוָּלֵד Job 11:12;
Job 15:7.
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Pi. Infinitive יַלֶּדְכֶן Exodus 1:16 Participle absolute מְיַלֶּדֶת Genesis 35:17 +
2 times;
plural absolute מְיִלְּדוֺת Exodus 1:15 +
5 times in
Exodus 1; —
cause (or
help)
to bring forth, namely,
assist or
tend as midwife Exodus 1:16 followed by accusative; elsewhere only
Participle feminine as substantive =
midwife;
Genesis 35:17 (E),
Genesis 38:28 (J),
Exodus 1:15,
17,
18,
19 (twice in verse);
Exodus 1:20,
21 (E).
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Pu. Perfect יֻלַּד Genesis 4:26 +
13 times;
יוּלַּד Judges 18:29;
יֻלָּד֨ Genesis 41:50;
יוּלָּ֑ד Job 5:7;
יֻלְּדוּ Genesis 6:1 +
4 times +
2 Samuel 3:2 Kt (Qr
וַיִּוָּֽלְדוּ);
יֻלָּ֑דוּ Psalm 90:2, etc.;
Participle (? compare Kö
i. 433; Ges
§ 52, 2, R. 6)
הַיוּלָּד Judges 13:8 (Bö
ii. p. 244 passive Qal); i.q. [the same as] Niph.
be born, followed by
לְ of father
Genesis 4:26;
Genesis 6:1;
Genesis 10:21,
25;
Genesis 24:15 (all J),
Genesis 41:50 (E),
Genesis 35:26;
Genesis 36:5;
Genesis 46:22,
27 (all P),
Judges 18:29;
2 Samuel 3:2,
5;
2 Samuel 21:20,
22;
1 Chronicles 1:19;
Jeremiah 20:15; followed by
לְ before grandmother's name
Ruth 4:17 compare
לָ֫נוּ Isaiah 9:5; followed by
לְ of purpose, destiny,
אדם לעמל יוּלָּד֑ Job 5:7;
יֻלְּדוּ עַלבִּֿרְכֵי יוֺסֵף Genesis 50:23 (E;
⅏ בִּימֵי יו׳, cit. Di) denoting recognition of children as his; no preposition
Jeremiah 20:14;
Jeremiah 22:26, compare
Judges 13:8 (see above); figurative of foreigners incorporated in spiritual Zion
Psalm 87:4;
Psalm 87:5;
Psalm 87:6; of production of mountains
Psalm 90:2.
Hiph. Perfect הוֺלִיד Genesis 11:27 +;
הוֺלִד Numbers 26:58;
הֹלִיד 1 Chronicles 2:36 +; suffix
וְהוֺלִידָהּ consecutive
Isaiah 55:10;
הוֺלַדְ֫תָּ Genesis 48:6, etc.;
Imperfect יוֺלִיד Genesis 17:20;
Ecclesiastes 6:3;
וַיּ֫וֺלֶד Genesis 5:3 +;
2nd person masculine singular תּוֺלִיד Deuteronomy 4:25 +
4 times;
אוֺלִיד Isaiah 66:9;
Imperative הוֺלִי֫דוּ Jeremiah 29:6;
Infinitive absolute הוֺלֵיד Isaiah 59:4;
construct suffix
הוֺלִידוֺ Genesis 5:4 +
16 times;
Participle מוֺלִיד Isaiah 66:9;
מוֺלִדִים Jeremiah 16:3; —
1. beget (a father a child)
Genesis 5:3,
4 (twice in verse) +
56 times in Genesis;
Leviticus 25:45;
Numbers 26:29,
58 (all these P, see below
Qal) +
Deuteronomy 4:25;
Deuteronomy 28:41 (see Di),
1 Chronicles 2:10 (twice in verse);
1 Chronicles 2:11 (twice in verse) +
84 times Chronicles;
Ruth 4:18 +
8 times,
Judges 11:1;
2 Kings 20:18 =
Isaiah 39:7;
Jeremiah 29:6;
Ezekiel 18:10,
14;
Ezekiel 47:22;
Ecclesiastes 5:13;
Ecclesiastes 6:3, compare
Isaiah 45:10; also
Jeremiah 16:3 אֲבוֺתָם הַמּוֺלִדִים אוֺתָם, compare frequently Assyr.
abu banuûa, e.g. VR
1:8; figurative of producing dewdrops
Job 38:28; of causing the earth to bear grain
Isaiah 55:10, causing Zion to bring forth
Isaiah 66:9.
2. bear, only figurative
Isaiah 59:4 (||
הָרוֺ), of wicked, bringing forth iniquity (this favoured by context others,
beget).
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Hoph. Infinitive חֻלֶּ֫דֶת Genesis 40:20;
Ezekiel 16:5;
הוּלֶּ֫דֶת Ezekiel 16:4 (Co as foregoing); only
אֶתֿ יוֺם ה׳ Genesis 40:20;
Ezekiel 16:4,
5 day of one's being born = birthday.
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Hithp. Imperfect וַיִּתְיִלְּדוּ Numbers 1:18 denominative from
תולדת declared their pedigree (see Di).
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