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Lexicon :: Strong's H3276 - yāʿal

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יָעַל
Transliteration
yāʿal
Pronunciation
yaw-al'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 882

Strong’s Definitions

יָעַל yâʻal, yaw-al'; a primitive root; properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited):—× at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H3276 in the following manner: profit (19x), at all (1x), set forward (1x), good (1x), profitable (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H3276 in the following manner: profit (19x), at all (1x), set forward (1x), good (1x), profitable (1x).

  1. (Hiphil) to gain, profit, benefit, avail

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָעַל yâʻal, yaw-al'; a primitive root; properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited):—× at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able).
STRONGS H3276: Abbreviations
† I. [יָעַל] verb only Hiph. profit, avail, benefit; —
Hiph. Perfect הוֺעִיל Habakkuk 2:18; Imperfect יוֺעִיל Jeremiah 2:11 + 2 times; אֹעִיל Job 35:3; יוֺעִילוּ 1 Samuel 12:21 + 6 times; יוֺעִ֫לוּ Jeremiah 2:8; Jeremiah 12:13; יוֺעִילוּךְ Isaiah 57:12; נוֺעִיל Job 21:15; Infinitive absolute הוֺעֵיל Jeremiah 23:22; construct הוֺעִיל Jeremiah 7:8 + 4 times; Participle מוֺעִיל Jeremiah 16:19; — profit, avail, benefit, always (except Job 30:13 where in bad sense, Isaiah 47:12) with negative, or in question implying negative; especially of idols or false gods (as unprofitable), so Habakkuk 2:18; Isaiah 44:9, 10; Isaiah 57:12; Jeremiah 2:8 אחרי לא יועילו הלבו, Jeremiah 2:11 המיר כבידו בלוא יועיל, Jeremiah 16:19 ואין בם מועיל, 1 Samuel 12:21, of vain confidences Jeremiah 7:8, or promises Jeremiah 23:32 (twice in verse) (followed by לְ); of Egypt as ally Isaiah 30:5 (followed by לְ), Isaiah 30:5; Isaiah 30:6; of wickedness Proverbs 10:2; wealth Proverbs 11:4; worthless men Job 30:13 (לְהַוָּתִי יועִילוּ i.e. promote it); of words Job 15:3 (|| דָּבָר לֹא יִסְכּוֺן); in general gain profit Isaiah 47:12; Isaiah 48:17; Jeremiah 12:13; Job 21:15; Job 35:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

12:21; 12:21

Job

15:3; 21:15; 21:15; 30:13; 30:13; 35:3; 35:3

Proverbs

10:2; 11:4

Isaiah

30:5; 30:5; 30:6; 44:9; 44:10; 47:12; 47:12; 48:17; 57:12; 57:12

Jeremiah

2:8; 2:8; 2:11; 2:11; 7:8; 7:8; 12:13; 12:13; 16:19; 16:19; 23:22; 23:32

Habakkuk

2:18; 2:18

H3276

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3276 matches the Hebrew יָעַל (yāʿal),
which occurs 23 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:21 - You should not turn aside after empty things that can't profit and can't deliver, since they are empty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:3 - Does he argue with useless talk, with words that have no value in them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:15 - Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain if we were to pray to him?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:13 - They destroy my path; they succeed in destroying me without anyone assisting them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:3 - But you say, 'What will it profit you,' and, 'What do I gain by not sinning?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:2 - Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:4 - Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:5 - all will be put to shame because of a nation that cannot help them, who cannot give them aid or help, but only shame and disgrace."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:6 - This is a message about the animals in the Negev: Through a land of distress and danger, inhabited by lionesses and roaring lions, by snakes and darting adders, they transport their wealth on the backs of donkeys, their riches on the humps of camels, to a nation that cannot help them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:9 - All who form idols are nothing; the things in which they delight are worthless. Their witnesses cannot see; they recognize nothing, so they are put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:10 - Who forms a god and casts an idol that will prove worthless?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:12 - Persist in trusting your amulets and your many incantations, which you have faithfully recited since your youth! Maybe you will be successful - maybe you will scare away disaster.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:17 - This is what the LORD, your protector, says, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you how to succeed, who leads you in the way you should go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:12 - I will denounce your so-called righteousness and your deeds, but they will not help you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:8 - Your priests did not ask, 'Where is the LORD?' Those responsible for teaching my law did not really know me. Your rulers rebelled against me. Your prophets prophesied in the name of the god Baal. They all worshiped idols that could not help them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:11 - Has a nation ever changed its gods (even though they are not really gods at all)? But my people have exchanged me, their glorious God, for a god that cannot help them at all!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:8 - "'But just look at you! You are putting your confidence in a false belief that will not deliver you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:13 - My people will sow wheat, but will harvest weeds. They will work until they are exhausted, but will get nothing from it. They will be disappointed in their harvests because the LORD will take them away in his fierce anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:19 - Then I said, "LORD, you give me strength and protect me. You are the one I can run to for safety when I am in trouble. Nations from all over the earth will come to you and say, 'Our ancestors had nothing but false gods - worthless idols that could not help them at all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:32 - I, the LORD, affirm that I am opposed to those prophets who dream up lies and report them. They are misleading my people with their reckless lies. I did not send them. I did not commission them. They are not helping these people at all. I, the LORD, affirm it!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:18 - What good is an idol? Why would a craftsman make it? What good is a metal image that gives misleading oracles? Why would its creator place his trust in it and make such mute, worthless things?
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