יְבַל
yᵉbal · H2987 · Aramaic · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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to bring, to carry, to lead
Causative action by which humans or deities cause (other) humans or inanimate objects to move or be moved from one place to another
ExamplesEzra 5:14 ‘Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem and brought them to the temple of Babylon, King Cyrus took them from the temple of Babylon and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor.
Ezra 6:5 ‘Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, are to be returned and brought to their places in the temple in Jerusalem; and you shall put them in the house of God.’
Ezra 7:15 and to bring the silver and gold, which the king and his advisers have voluntarily given to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- Not stated: he, she or it 2
- Not stated (infinitive) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
2 occurrences in 3 groups
- דְּהַבgold 1
- הִמּוֹare 1
- כְּסַףmoney 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- לto/for+ הֵיכַלpalace 1
- לto/for+ בַּבֶלBabylon 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- נָשָׂא nâsâʼ · H5375 · to become high, to be lifted up, to rise
- נָשָׂא shares the core sense of 'carry, bear' with יְבַל but is more frequently used in Hebrew and has a broader range including 'lift up' and 'take away.'
In the other Testament 2 words
- φέρω phérō · G5342 · to carry, to bear, to take along
- φέρω is the standard Greek verb for 'bring, carry, bear' and serves as the natural translation equivalent for יְבַל in contexts where physical conveyance or bringing is expressed.
- ἄγω ágō · G71 · to lead, to bring, to carry
- ἄγω is a common Greek verb for 'bring, lead' that overlaps semantically with יְבַל, particularly in contexts of leading or bringing persons or objects from one place to another.
Semantic domains 1 entry
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- Ezra 6:5 recounts King Darius' decree that the temple vessels “which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, are to be returned and brought to their places in the temple in Jerusalem.”
Word family 11 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2987. yebal [יְבַל] verb Haph`el bear along, carry (see Biblical Hebrew); —…
[יְבַל] verb Haph`el bear along, carry (see Biblical Hebrew); — Perfect3masculine singular הֵיבֵל, accusative of thing + ל location Ezr 5:14; Ezr 6:5; Infinitive לְהֵיבָלָה Ezr 7:15, accusative of thing.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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