What does יוֹבֵל (ywōbēl) mean in the Bible?
יוֹבֵל (ywōbēl): A sustained blast signaling liberation: the jubilee horn announces year-long freedom and land restoration
Hebrew · H3104
יוֹבֵל
The blast of a horn (from its continuous sound); specifically, the signal of the silver trumpets; hence, the instrument itself and the festival thus introduced
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יוֹבֵל H3104
Pronunciation ywōbēl
What does יוֹבֵל (ywōbēl) mean in the Bible?
יוֹבֵל (ywōbēl): A sustained blast signaling liberation: the jubilee horn announces year-long freedom and land restoration
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3104?
The BSB source-word alignment has 27 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Jubilee (10), In the Jubilee (5), rams’ horns (4), a Jubilee (2), the Jubilee (2).
Where does יוֹבֵל (ywōbēl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 19:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (20), Joshua (5), Exodus (1), Numbers (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of Jubilee 10× Leviticus 25:13, Leviticus 25:28, Leviticus 25:40, Leviticus 25:50
In the Jubilee 5× Leviticus 25:28, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Leviticus 25:33
rams’ horns 4× Joshua 6:4, Joshua 6:6, Joshua 6:8, Joshua 6:13
a Jubilee 2× Leviticus 25:11, Leviticus 25:12
the Jubilee 2× Leviticus 27:18, Numbers 36:4
Jubilee 1× Leviticus 25:10
of the ram’s 1× Joshua 6:5
Only when the ram’s horn 1× Exodus 19:13
the last Jubilee 1× Leviticus 25:15
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 19:13 הַיֹּבֵ֔ל to Only when the ram’s horn Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:10 יוֹבֵ֥ל to Jubilee Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:11 יוֹבֵ֣ל to a Jubilee Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:12 יוֹבֵ֣ל to a Jubilee Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:13 הַיּוֹבֵ֖ל to of Jubilee Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:15 הַיּוֹבֵ֔ל to the last Jubilee Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:28 הַיּוֹבֵ֑ל to of Jubilee Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:28 בַּיֹּבֵ֔ל to In the Jubilee Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:30 בַּיֹּבֵֽל׃ to in the Jubilee Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:31 וּבַיֹּבֵ֖ל to in the Jubilee Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 19:13
Aligned rows 27
Books represented 4
Exodus 1 Leviticus 20 Numbers 1 Joshua 5
Source forms
הַיֹּבֵ֖ל 3x hay·yō·ḇêl Leviticus 25:40, Leviticus 25:52, Leviticus 27:17
הַיֹּבֵ֑ל 3x hay·yō·ḇêl Leviticus 25:50, Leviticus 27:18, Leviticus 27:23
הַיֹּבֵ֔ל 2x hay·yō·ḇêl Exodus 19:13, Leviticus 25:54
הַיֹּבֵל֮ 2x hay·yō·ḇêl Leviticus 27:18, Numbers 36:4
הַיּֽוֹבְלִים֙ 2x hay·yō·wḇ·lîm Joshua 6:4, Joshua 6:8
יוֹבֵ֣ל 2x yō·w·ḇêl Leviticus 25:11, Leviticus 25:12
בַיֹּבֵ֗ל 1x ḇay·yō·ḇêl Leviticus 27:21
בַּיֹּבֵ֔ל 1x bay·yō·ḇêl Leviticus 25:28
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 15x Exodus 19:13, Leviticus 25:13, Leviticus 25:15, Leviticus 25:28
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 4x Leviticus 25:28, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:33, Leviticus 27:21
Article | Noun - masculine plural 3x Joshua 6:4, Joshua 6:8, Joshua 6:13
Noun - masculine singular 3x Leviticus 25:10, Leviticus 25:11, Leviticus 25:12
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 25:31
Noun - masculine plural 1x Joshua 6:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A sustained blast signaling liberation: the jubilee horn announces year-long freedom and land restoration
Source Gloss
the blast of a horn (from its continuous sound); specifically, the signal of the silver trumpets; hence, the instrument itself and the festival thus introduced
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A sustained blast signaling liberation: the jubilee horn announces year-long freedom and land restoration
the blast of a horn (from its continuous sound); specifically, the signal of the silver trumpets; hence, the instrument itself and the festival thus introduced BDB: ram Usage: jubile, ram's horn, trumpet.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
יוֹבֵל is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain