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# יָבַל

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H2986

**conduct** — used 18 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

## Meaning

### OpenScriptures lexical index

conduct [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1497/2986/#m1)

### Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

יָבַל: vb. Hiph. conduct, bear along [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1497/2986/#m2)

**The whole BDB entry:** vb. Hiph. conduct, bear along, especially in procession (Aramaic יַבֵּל, אוֹבִיל id., ܝܰܒܶܠ Pa. lead along, also Ethpa.; Aph. lead, conduct; Zinj. יבל id., DHMSendsch.Gloss..; Assyrian abâlu (ובל), bring, conduct, COT Gloss.. DlPr 122 ff.; Arabic وَبَلَ is run vehemently (of horse), pursue sharply, pour down rain, وَبْلٌ violent rain)— Impf. 3 ms. sf. יוֹבִילֵנִי ψ 60:11; 108:11; 1 s. sf. אוֹבִילֵם Je 31:9; 3 mpl. יוֹבִילוּ ψ 68:30; יֹבִילוּ 76:12 (juss.); יוֹבִלוּן Zp 3:10; sf. יֹבִלוּהָ Is 23:7;— bear along offerings, c. acc. rei, Zp 3:10; c. ל pers. ψ 68:30; 76:12. carry away, only י׳ רַגְלֶיהָ מֵרָחוֹק לָגוּר Is 23:7 her feet used to carry her far away to sojourn (of Tyre as colonizing and trading city). lead, conduct, c. obj. as sf., of returning exiles Je 31:9; triumphant army, sq. acc. loc., ψ 60:11 = 108:11. Impf. 3 ms. יוּבַל(־) Is 18:7 Je 11:19; יוּבָ֑ל Ho 12:2 + 3 times; 3 fs. תּוּבַל ψ 45:15; 1 s. אוּבָ֑ל Jb 10:19; 3 mpl. יוּבָ֑לוּ Jb 21:30; 3 fpl. תּוּבַלְנָה ψ 45:16; 2 mpl. תּוּבָל֑וּן Is 55:12;— be borne along: of things, sq. לְ, a gift Is 18:7; idol Ho 10:6; oil 12:2. be borne to the grave: מִבֶּטֶן לַקֶּבֶר אוּבָ֑ל Jb 10:19; לִקְבָרוֹת יוּבָ֑ל 21:32. be led, conducted, sq. לְ, ψ 45:15 Je 11:19 Is 53:7; abs. ψ 45:16; be led forth (from captivity in Babylon) Is 55:12, abs. (‖ יצא); the wicked (in triumph) abs. Jb 21:30.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 18 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (17 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (13 candidates)

## Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: they (2); will (2); I (1).

## In the verses

[Job 21:32](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.21.32/) · [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.21.32/#tree)

וְ֭הוּא לִקְבָר֣וֹת יוּבָ֑ל וְֽעַל־גָּדִ֥ישׁ יִשְׁקֽוֹד׃

*Word for word:* and he to.\[the\] grave(s) he.will.be.borne and over a.tomb someone.will.keep.watch

*JPS 1917:* For he is borne to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.

[Psalms 45:16](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.45.16/) · [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.45.16/#tree)

תּ֭וּבַלְנָהבִּשְׂמָחֹ֣ת וָגִ֑יל תְּ֝בֹאֶ֗ינָה בְּהֵ֣יכַל מֶֽלֶךְ׃

*Word for word:* they.are.brought with joy(s) and rejoicing they.go in.\[the\] palace of.\[the\].king

*JPS 1917:* They shall be led with gladness and rejoicing; they shall enter into the king's palace.

## On Mova

- [This word in the Tanakh dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/2986.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of its meanings](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1497/2986/): every English meaning parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.

Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).