יָעֵל (ya.el) means “Jael” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: yaw-ale' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
יָעֵל · ya.el · Jael
A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.4.17; married to Heber (H2268H) § Jael = "mountain goat" the wife of Heber the Kenite who killed the general Sisera as he slept by driving a peg through his temples into the ground
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the same as H3277 (יָעֵל); Jael, a Canaanite
KJV glosses: Jael.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
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| jael | 3 |
| of jael | 2 |
| is jael | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
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| of jael | 2 |
| and jael | 1 |
| jael | 1 |
| shall jael | 1 |
| then jael | 1 |
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Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
Read word by wordJael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Do not be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.
Read word by wordBut as he lay sleeping from exhaustion, Heber’s wife Jael took a tent peg, grabbed a hammer, and went silently to Sisera. She drove the peg through his temple and into the ground, and he died.
Read word by wordWhen Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple.
Read word by wordIn the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.
Read word by wordMost blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.
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