What does יָלִיד mean in the Bible?
יָלִיד is a Hebrew word meaning "born".
Hebrew · H3211
יָלִיד
Born
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יָלִידH3211
What does יָלִיד mean in the Bible?
יָלִיד is a Hebrew word meaning "born".
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How does the BSB render H3211?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a descendant (2), the descendants (2), born (1), born into slavery (1), both servants born (1).
Where does יָלִיד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 14:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (5), 2 Samuel (2), Numbers (2), 1 Chronicles (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 Ita descendant2×2 Samuel 21:16, 1 Chronicles 20:4
the descendants2×Numbers 13:22, Numbers 13:28
born1×Genesis 14:14
born into slavery1×Jeremiah 2:14
both servants born1×Genesis 17:27
descendant1×2 Samuel 21:18
including those born1×Genesis 17:12
is born1×Leviticus 22:11
the children1×Joshua 15:14
those born1×Genesis 17:23
Whether they are born1×Genesis 17:13
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 14:14יְלִידֵ֣יtobornNoun - masculine plural constructGenesis 17:12יְלִ֣ידtoincluding those bornNoun - masculine singular constructGenesis 17:13יְלִ֥ידtoWhether they are bornNoun - masculine singular constructGenesis 17:23יְלִידֵ֤יtothose bornNoun - masculine plural constructGenesis 17:27יְלִ֣ידtoboth servants bornNoun - masculine singular constructLeviticus 22:11וִילִ֣ידtois bornConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructNumbers 13:22יְלִידֵ֖יtothe descendantsNoun - masculine plural constructNumbers 13:28יְלִדֵ֥יtothe descendantsNoun - masculine plural constructJoshua 15:14יְלִידֵ֖יtothe childrenNoun - masculine plural construct2 Samuel 21:16בִּילִידֵ֣יtoa descendantPreposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 14:14
Aligned rows13
Books represented7
Genesis5Leviticus1Numbers2Joshua12 Samuel21 Chronicles1Jeremiah1
Source forms
יְלִ֣יד2xyə·lîḏGenesis 17:12, Genesis 17:27
יְלִ֥יד2xyə·lîḏGenesis 17:13, Jeremiah 2:14
יְלִידֵ֖י2xyə·lî·ḏêNumbers 13:22, Joshua 15:14
בִּילִדֵ֥י1xbî·li·ḏê2 Samuel 21:18
בִּילִידֵ֣י1xbî·lî·ḏê2 Samuel 21:16
וִילִ֣יד1xwî·lîḏLeviticus 22:11
יְלִדֵ֥י1xyə·li·ḏêNumbers 13:28
יְלִידֵ֣י1xyə·lî·ḏêGenesis 14:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct5xGenesis 14:14, Genesis 17:23, Numbers 13:22, Numbers 13:28
Noun - masculine singular construct4xGenesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:27, Jeremiah 2:14
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct2x2 Samuel 21:16, 2 Samuel 21:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xLeviticus 22:11
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct1x1 Chronicles 20:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. born
Source Gloss
born
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
born Usage: (home-) born, child, son.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
יָלִיד is built from this root: