יָבַלyâbal
conduct, bear along, especially in procession
Pronunciation: yaw-bal' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2986
Meanings
Hiph`il
1. bear along (Zephaniah 3:10; Psalms 68:30; Psalms 76:12)
2. carry away (Isaiah 23:7)
3. lead, conduct (Jeremiah 31:9; Psalms 60:11; Psalms 108:11)
Hoph`al
1. be borne along (Isaiah 18:7; Hosea 10:6; Hosea 12:2)
2. be borne (Job 10:19; Job 21:32)
3. be led, conducted (Psalms 45:15; Jeremiah 11:19; Isaiah 53:7)
Same root
- אוּבָלʼûwbâl · H180a stream
- יְבוּלyᵉbûwl · H2981produce, i.e. a crop or (figuratively) wealth
- יְבַלyᵉbal · H2987to bring
- יָבָלyâbâl · H2988a stream
- יַבֵּלyabbêl · H2990having running sores
- יוֹבֵלyôwbêl · H3104the blast of a horn (from its continuous sound); specifically, the signal of the silver trumpets; hence, the instrument itself and the festival thus introduced
- יוּבַלyûwbal · H3105a stream
- יוּבַלYûwbal · H3106Jubal, an antediluvian
Where it appears
Appears 18 times in the Bible.
- Job 10:19 It would be as though I had never existed, going directly from the womb to the grave.
- Job 21:30 Evil people are spared in times of calamity and are allowed to escape disaster.
- Job 21:32 When they are carried to the grave, an honor guard keeps watch at their tomb.
- Psalms 45:14 In her beautiful robes, she is led to the king, accompanied by her bridesmaids.
- Psalms 45:15 What a joyful and enthusiastic procession as they enter the king’s palace!
- Psalms 60:9 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will bring me victory over Edom?
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).