יָלַד

ya.ladto begetHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb496 occurrences28 books403 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
Traditional renderings: 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).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָלַד:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

496 total
  1. Genesis 3:16תֵּֽלְדִ֣י · you will bring forth
    To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
  2. Genesis 4:1וַתֵּ֣לֶד · and gave birth to
    And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said.
  3. Genesis 4:2לָלֶ֔דֶת · she gave birth
    Later she gave birth to Cain’s brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, while Cain was a tiller of the soil.
  4. Genesis 4:17וַתֵּ֣לֶד · and gave birth to
    And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.
  5. Genesis 4:18וַיִּוָּלֵ֤ד · was born; יָלַ֖ד · was the father of; יָלַד֙ · was the father of; יָלַ֥ד · was the father of
    Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methusael, and Methusael was the father of Lamech.
  6. Genesis 4:20וַתֵּ֥לֶד · gave birth to
    Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and raise livestock.
  7. Genesis 4:22יָֽלְדָה֙ · gave birth to
    And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, a forger of every implement of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
  8. Genesis 4:25וַתֵּ֣לֶד · and she gave birth to
    And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
  9. Genesis 4:26יֻלַּד־ · was born
    And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.
  10. Genesis 5:3וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · he had a son
    When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.
  11. Genesis 5:4הוֹלִיד֣וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had [other]
    And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
  12. Genesis 5:6וַיּ֖וֹלֶד · he became the father of
    When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
  13. Genesis 5:7הוֹלִיד֣וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had [other]
    And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
  14. Genesis 5:9וַיּ֖וֹלֶד · he became the father of
    When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan.
  15. Genesis 5:10הוֹלִיד֣וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had [other]
    And after he had become the father of Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.
  16. Genesis 5:12וַיּ֖וֹלֶד · he became the father of
    When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel.
  17. Genesis 5:13הוֹלִיד֣וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had [other]
    And after he had become the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.
  18. Genesis 5:15וַיּ֖וֹלֶד · he became the father of
    When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared.
  19. Genesis 5:16הוֹלִיד֣וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had [other]
    And after he had become the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.
  20. Genesis 5:18וַיּ֖וֹלֶד · he became the father of
    When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch.
  21. Genesis 5:19הוֹלִיד֣וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had [other]
    And after he had become the father of Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
  22. Genesis 5:21וַיּ֖וֹלֶד · he became the father of
    When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah.
  23. Genesis 5:22הוֹלִיד֣וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had [other]
    And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
  24. Genesis 5:25וַיּ֖וֹלֶד · he became the father of
    When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
  25. Genesis 5:26הוֹלִיד֣וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had [other]
    And after he had become the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.
  26. Genesis 5:28וַיּ֖וֹלֶד · he had
    When Lamech was 182 years old, he had a son.
  27. Genesis 5:30הוֹלִיד֣וֹ · he had become the father of; וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · and had [other]
    And after he had become the father of Noah, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.
  28. Genesis 5:32וַיּ֣וֹלֶד · became the father of
    After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
  29. Genesis 6:1יֻלְּד֥וּ · were born
    Now when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born to them,
  30. Genesis 6:4וְיָלְד֖וּ · And they bore
    The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.
  31. Genesis 6:10וַיּ֥וֹלֶד · had
    And Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
  32. Genesis 10:1וַיִּוָּלְד֥וּ
    This is the account of Noah’s sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.
  33. Genesis 10:8יָלַ֣ד · was the father of
    Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.
  34. Genesis 10:13יָלַ֞ד · was the father of
    Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
  35. Genesis 10:15יָלַ֛ד · was the father of
    And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
  36. Genesis 10:21יֻלַּ֖ד · And sons were also born
    And sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth; Shem was the forefather of all the sons of Eber.
  37. Genesis 10:24יָלַ֣ד · was the father of; יָלַ֥ד · was the father of
    Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.