יָלַד 497 verb bear, bring forth, beget (Late Hebrew 
id.; Aramaic 
יְלִיד, 
יְלֵיד, 

; Arabic 
 bear, bring forth
 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. 
† 
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). 
† 
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).
 
† 
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. 
† 
Hithp. Imperfect וַיִּתְיִלְּדוּ Numbers 1:18 denominative from 
תולדת declared their pedigree (see Di).
														
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