ya.lad H3205

יָלַד (ya.lad) means “to beget” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

יָלַד Hebrew · H3205 496 tagged occurrences in 403 verses

Pronunciation guide: yaw-lad' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3205

יָלַד · ya.lad · to beget

1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

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

KJV glosses: 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).

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How translators render H3205

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
was the father of	102
bore	20
were born	19
and gave birth to	17
he had become the father of	17
he became the father of	16
born	11
gave birth to	10
and had other	9
and had	8
and she bore	8
like a woman in labor	8
and bore	7
had borne	7
and give birth to	5
became the father of	5
is born	5
was born	5
and she gave birth to	3
give birth	3
she bore	3
the midwives	3
was the mother	3
and give birth	2
and they bore	2
baby	2
bear	2
children	2
descendants	2
gave birth	2
gives birth to	2
has begotten	2
having children	2
i have borne	2
labor	2
like that of a woman in labor	2
she bears	2
she gave birth	2
she gave birth to	2
they have borne	2
to deliver them	2
to give birth	2
was descended	2
who bore him	2
who was the father of	2
will be born	2
a man fathers	1
a midwife	1
after i gave birth	1
and about to give birth	1
and became the father	1
and births	1
and brought you forth	1
and gave birth	1
and gives birth to	1
and have	1
and he had	1
and he was the father	1
and he who fathers	1
and her father	1
and her labor	1
and i gave birth	1
and may she who gave you birth	1
and recorded their ancestry	1
and she bears	1
and sons were also born	1
and their children	1
and who was the father	1
and will bear	1
and women in labor	1
are born	1
as she was giving birth	1
be delivered	1
bear a child	1
bear children	1
bearing	1
became the father	1
began to give birth	1
bore him	1
bore me	1
borne	1
can a child be born	1
can be born	1
can one born	1
deliver it	1
ever born	1
father	1
for a woman giving birth	1
for tamar to give birth	1
from bearing children	1
gave me birth	1
gave you birth	1
gave you life	1
give them birth	1
had	1
had a baby	1
had been born	1
had children	1
had given birth to	1
had sons	1
has been born	1
has borne	1
has given birth	1
has given him birth	1
have	1
have become your father	1
have you begotten	1
he also had sons	1
he had	1
he had a son	1
he was born	1
he will become the father	1
her newborn fawn	1
i bore him	1
i had borne	1
i have borne him	1
i was born	1
in labor	1
lay	1
leah gave birth to	1
making it bud	1
may bring	1
may father	1
midwives	1
now suppose that man has	1
of a woman in labor	1
of birth	1
of her birth	1
of my birth	1
of the children born	1
of you were born	1
of your birth	1
one was born	1
or given birth	1
or one born	1
own flesh and blood	1
produced	1
she gives birth to	1
she was also the mother	1
she who bore you	1
she who is in labor	1
so she gave birth to	1
so that they could again bear children	1
so that they too may have	1
so the midwife	1
so when that man has	1
sons were born	1
suppose this son has	1
takes effect	1
that she gave birth to him	1
that she may bear children	1
the father of	1
the midwife	1
the midwives however	1
the mother	1
then she gave birth to	1
they bear children	1
they bore	1
they give birth	1
to be born	1
to bear	1
to her who bore him	1
to the midwives	1
was	1
we gave birth to	1
were brought up	1
when the twins were born	1
who bears no children	1
who bore	1
who bore her	1
who brought you forth	1
who deliver	1
who fathered	1
who gave birth to	1
who is born	1
who is to be born	1
whom she bore	1
will bear	1
with no birth	1
women give birth	1
yet to be born	1
yet unborn	1
you bore	1
you give birth to	1
you have	1
you have borne me	1
you have given birth to	1
you will bring forth	1
you will father	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
begat	116
bare	39
and begat	35
and bare	20
he begat	17
and she bare	14
born	11
were born	9
was born	8
which were born	6
again and bare	5
and bear	4
and he begat	4
as of a woman in travail	4
is born	4
she bare	4
be born	3
she also bare	3
that begat	3
which bare	3
which she bare	3
and bring forth	2
and brought forth	2
and they bare	2
bear	2
bearing	2
bring forth	2
child	2
children	2
from thee which thou shalt beget	2
hath born	2
have i begotten	2
labour	2
shall be born	2
shall bear	2
she brought forth	2
that bare	2
that shall be born	2
that she bare	2
to be delivered	2
to bring forth	2
when she bare	2
wherein i was born	2
whom she bare	2
after that i was delivered	1
also begat	1
also calved	1
also there was born	1
and are delivered	1
and bearest	1
and beget	1
and born	1
and hatcheth	1
and he also was born	1
and he also was the son	1
and he begetteth	1
and he that begetteth	1
and her that travaileth with child	1
and i was delivered of a child	1
and it came to pass because the midwives	1
and it came to pass when she travailed	1
and maketh it bring forth	1
and not cause to bring forth	1
and shalt bear	1
and she have born	1
and she that bare	1
and should also bear	1
and such as are born	1
and the midwife	1
and the midwives	1
and there were born	1
and these she bare	1
and these were born	1
and they declared their pedigrees	1
and they have born	1
and they were mine and they bare	1
as a woman in travail	1
as a woman that travaileth	1
beareth	1
because i bare	1
because thou wast then born	1
beget	1
birthday	1
bring forth their young	1
brought forth	1
but if she bear	1
but the midwives	1
cause to bring forth	1
did bear	1
didst not bear	1
doth travail with child	1
for her that hath born	1
for i have born	1
for the midwives	1
for they have begotten	1
from bearing	1
from the birth	1
had born	1
hath brought forth	1
he beget	1
he had begotten	1
he that begetteth	1
her and he that begat	1
her as a woman in travail	1
herself and travailed	1
if he beget	1
in travail	1
is brought forth	1
like a travailing woman	1
like a woman in travail	1
may bring forth	1
midwives	1
nor bring forth	1
not for thou hast born	1
not nor bring forth children	1
of a travailing woman	1
of a woman that travaileth	1
of her that bare	1
of her travail	1
of ones birth	1
or who hath begotten	1
shall he beget	1
she hath also born	1
she hath brought forth	1
she that bare	1
she that hath borne	1
she which travaileth	1
should be born	1
that are begotten	1
that are born	1
that come	1
that she was born	1
that the midwife	1
that they may bear	1
that thou hast borne	1
that thou wast born	1
that was born	1
that were born	1
the midwives	1
the time of her delivery	1
thee as a woman in travail	1
them and begat	1
then bare	1
there were born	1
these were born	1
thou hast brought me forth	1
thou shalt beget	1
thou shalt bring forth	1
thou wast born	1
to be born	1
to her that bare	1
travailed	1
unto her and she shall bear	1
unto me because i have born	1
was delivered	1
were brought forth	1
were brought up	1
what begettest	1
when they bring forth	1
when thou shalt beget	1
when ye do the office of a midwife	1
where ye were not born	1
which i did bear	1
which she beareth	1
which she had born	1
which she shall bear	1
which they have born	1
which thou begettest	1
who hath begotten	1
who hath gendered	1
who was born	1
whom she brought up	1
whom they bare	1
whom thou hast borne	1
with her and she bare	1
with me because i have born	1
with the midwives	1
with you which they begat	1
ye shall bring forth	1
yea though they bring forth	1
you which shall beget	1

Verses containing H3205

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Nehemiah 12:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
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Nehemiah 12:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
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Job 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He had seven sons and three daughters,
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Job 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’
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Job 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
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Job 11:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
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Job 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.
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Job 15:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Were you the first man ever born? Were you brought forth before the hills?
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Job 15:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
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Job 15:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”
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Job 24:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They prey on the barren and childless, and show no kindness to the widow.
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Job 25:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
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Job 38:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Surely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great!
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Job 38:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Does the rain have a father? Who has begotten the drops of dew?
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Job 38:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
From whose womb does the ice emerge? Who gives birth to the frost from heaven,
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Job 39:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?
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Job 39:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth?
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Psalms 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
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Psalms 7:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
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Source alternate reference: 7.15
Psalms 22:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.
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Source alternate reference: 22.32
Psalms 48:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.
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Source alternate reference: 48.7
Psalms 78:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
that the coming generation would know them—even children yet to be born—to arise and tell their own children
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Psalms 87:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I will mention Rahab and Babylon among those who know Me—along with Philistia, Tyre, and Cush—when I say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’”
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Psalms 87:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And it will be said of Zion: “This one and that one were born in her, and the Most High Himself will establish her.”
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Psalms 87:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The LORD will record in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.” Selah
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Psalms 90:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.
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Proverbs 17:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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Proverbs 17:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
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Proverbs 17:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
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Proverbs 23:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
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Proverbs 23:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
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Proverbs 23:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!
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Proverbs 27:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
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Ecclesiastes 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
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Ecclesiastes 4:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.
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Ecclesiastes 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.
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Source alternate reference: 5.13
Ecclesiastes 6:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
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Ecclesiastes 7:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
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Song of Solomon 6:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.
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Song of Solomon 8:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Who is this coming up from the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? I roused you under the apple tree; there your mother conceived you; there she travailed and brought you forth.
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Isaiah 7:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
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Isaiah 8:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
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Isaiah 9:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
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Source alternate reference: 9.5
Isaiah 13:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.
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Isaiah 21:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
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Isaiah 23:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Be ashamed, O Sidon, the stronghold of the sea, for the sea has spoken: “I have not been in labor or given birth. I have not raised young men or brought up young women.”
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Isaiah 26:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.
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Isaiah 26:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world.
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Isaiah 33:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.
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Isaiah 37:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.
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