יָלַד (yâlad) — Bear

Hebrew word study: יָלַד (yâlad), Strong's H3205. to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage

HebrewStrong's H3205
Quick definition
Hebrew word
יָלַד (yâlad)
Pronounced: yaw-lad'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage

Word study
Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV translation words: bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).

Where this word appears

Strong's H3205 is tagged on 496 words in 403 verses across 28 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 3:16 and last appears in Zechariah 13:3.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

he fathered ×110and she bore ×56and he fathered ×46she bore ×22fathered he ×17it was born ×13like the woman giving birth ×10she had borne ×9they were born ×8he was born ×6and they were born ×5and you will bear ×4

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

הוֹלִיד ×85וַתֵּלֶד ×62וַיּוֹלֶד ×45יָלְדָה ×38יָלַד ×19הוֹלִידוֹ ×17יֻלַּד ×15הֹלִיד ×9כַּיּוֹלֵדָה ×9נוֹלַד ×7

Books where it appears most

Genesis ×1701 Chronicles ×117Isaiah ×24Jeremiah ×23Exodus ×15Job ×15Ruth ×14Judges ×11

Verses (first 25 of 403)

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H286 אֲחִילוּד (ʼĂchîylûwd), H3206 יֶלֶד (yeled), H3209 יִלּוֹד (yillôwd), H3211 יָלִיד (yâlîyd), H4137 מוֹלָדָה (Môwlâdâh), H4138 מוֹלֶדֶת (môwledeth), H4140 מוֹלִיד (Môwlîyd), H8434 תּוֹלָד (Tôwlâd), H8435 תּוֹלְדָה (tôwlᵉdâh).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does yâlad (H3205) mean?

To bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.

How is H3205 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H3205 as: bear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman)..

How often does יָלַד (yâlad) appear?

Strong's H3205 is tagged on 496 words in 403 verses across 28 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 3:16 and last appears in Zechariah 13:3.