What does יֶלֶד (yeled) mean in the Bible?
יֶלֶד (yeled): Denotes human offspring from infancy through youth; emphasizes biological origin and dependent status rather than age specificity
Hebrew · H3206
יֶלֶד
Something born , i.e. a lad or offspring
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יֶלֶד H3206
Pronunciation yeled
What does יֶלֶד (yeled) mean in the Bible?
יֶלֶד (yeled): Denotes human offspring from infancy through youth; emphasizes biological origin and dependent status rather than age specificity
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3206?
The BSB source-word alignment has 89 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the child (16), children (8), the boy (6), the young men (5), and children (4).
Where does יֶלֶד (yeled) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 4:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (19), 2 Samuel (12), Exodus (12), 1 Kings (9).
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 the child 16× Genesis 44:20, Exodus 2:3, Exodus 2:6, Exodus 2:7
children 8× Genesis 30:26, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:6, Exodus 2:6
the boy 6× Genesis 21:15, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 37:30, Genesis 42:22
the young men 5× 1 Kings 12:8, 1 Kings 12:10, 2 Chronicles 10:8, 2 Chronicles 10:10
and children 4× Genesis 33:5, Genesis 33:14, Ezra 10:1, Nehemiah 12:43
and her children 3× Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:7, Exodus 21:4
child 3× Exodus 2:9, 1 Kings 3:25, Jeremiah 31:20
as the young men 2× 1 Kings 12:14, 2 Chronicles 10:14
sons 2× Genesis 32:22, Ruth 1:5
the boy’s 2× Exodus 2:8, 2 Kings 4:34
the children 2× Genesis 33:1, Genesis 33:13
their young 2× Job 39:3, Isaiah 11:7
young men 2× Daniel 1:4, Daniel 1:17
. . . 1× 1 Samuel 1:2
[These are] the children 1× Genesis 33:5
a boy 1× Joel 3:3
a child 1× Isaiah 9:6
a young man 1× Genesis 4:23
and have children 1× Hosea 1:2
and her child 1× Exodus 21:22
and sent her away with the boy 1× Genesis 21:14
and the child’s 1× 1 Kings 17:22
and the children 1× Isaiah 8:18
boy’s 1× 1 Kings 17:21
he 1× 2 Samuel 12:21
his children 1× Isaiah 29:23
Is the child 1× 2 Samuel 12:19
Is your child 1× 2 Kings 4:26
its young 1× Job 38:41
of the boys 1× 2 Kings 2:24
of the young men 1× Daniel 1:13
So the child 1× Genesis 21:8
the youth 1× Ecclesiastes 4:15
their children 1× Job 21:11
their own children 1× Lamentations 4:10
they let the boys 1× Exodus 1:17
those of the other young men 1× Daniel 1:10
to me 1× 2 Samuel 12:22
When the child 1× Exodus 2:10
while the child 1× 2 Samuel 12:18
Why have you let the boys 1× Exodus 1:18
with boys 1× Zechariah 8:5
with the children 1× Isaiah 2:6
your children 1× Isaiah 57:5
youth 1× Ecclesiastes 4:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 4:23 וְיֶ֖לֶד to a young man Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 21:8 הַיֶּ֖לֶד to So the child Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 21:14 הַיֶּ֖לֶד to and sent her away with the boy Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 21:15 הַיֶּ֔לֶד to the boy Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 21:16 הַיָּ֑לֶד to the boy Article | Noun - masculine singular Genesis 30:26 יְלָדַ֗י to children Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Genesis 32:22 יְלָדָ֑יו to sons Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Genesis 33:1 הַיְלָדִ֗ים to the children Article | Noun - masculine plural Genesis 33:2 יַלְדֵיהֶ֖ן to children Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural Genesis 33:2 וִֽילָדֶ֙יהָ֙ to and her children Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 4:23
Aligned rows 89
Books represented 19
Genesis 19 Exodus 12 Ruth 2 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 12 1 Kings 9 2 Kings 6 2 Chronicles 3 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 1 Job 3 Ecclesiastes 2 Isaiah 7 Jeremiah 1 Lamentations 1 Daniel 5 Hosea 1 Joel 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הַיְלָדִים֙ 8x hay·lā·ḏîm 1 Kings 12:8, 1 Kings 12:10, 1 Kings 12:14, 2 Chronicles 10:8
הַיֶּ֖לֶד 5x hay·ye·leḏ Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:14, Exodus 2:9, 2 Samuel 12:18
הַיָּֽלֶד׃ 5x hay·yā·leḏ Exodus 2:7, Exodus 2:8, 2 Samuel 12:22, 1 Kings 14:12
הַיֶּ֔לֶד 4x hay·ye·leḏ Genesis 21:15, Exodus 2:3, Exodus 2:6, 2 Samuel 12:21
הַיֶּ֗לֶד 4x hay·ye·leḏ Exodus 2:10, 2 Samuel 12:18, 1 Kings 17:23, 2 Kings 4:34
הַיָּ֑לֶד 4x hay·yā·leḏ Genesis 21:16, 2 Samuel 12:18, 2 Samuel 12:19, 2 Kings 4:18
הַיְלָדִ֔ים 4x hay·lā·ḏîm Genesis 33:5, Genesis 33:14, Daniel 1:13, Daniel 1:15
הַיֶּ֣לֶד 3x hay·ye·leḏ Genesis 37:30, 2 Samuel 12:22, Ecclesiastes 4:15
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 35x Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:15, Genesis 21:16
Article | Noun - masculine plural 17x Genesis 33:1, Genesis 33:5, Genesis 33:13, Genesis 33:14
Noun - masculine plural 5x 1 Samuel 1:2, 2 Kings 2:24, Daniel 1:4, Zechariah 8:5
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural 4x Genesis 33:2, Job 39:3, Isaiah 11:7, Lamentations 4:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 3x Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:7, Exodus 21:4
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural 3x Nehemiah 12:43, Isaiah 8:18, Daniel 1:17
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 3x Genesis 32:22, Job 38:41, Isaiah 29:23
Noun - masculine singular 3x 2 Samuel 6:23, Ecclesiastes 4:13, Isaiah 9:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Denotes human offspring from infancy through youth; emphasizes biological origin and dependent status rather than age specificity
Source Gloss
something born , i.e. a lad or offspring
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Denotes human offspring from infancy through youth; emphasizes biological origin and dependent status rather than age specificity
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring BDB: child Usage: boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
A male offspring born to represent messianic hope and royal authority
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Word Origins
יֶלֶד is built from this root:
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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