2988. yabal
Strong's Lexicon
yabal: To bring, lead, carry, conduct

Original Word: יָבָל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: yabal
Pronunciation: yah-VAL
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-bawl')
Definition: To bring, lead, carry, conduct
Meaning: a stream

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5342 (φέρω, pherō) - to carry, to bear

- G71 (ἄγω, agō) - to lead, to bring

Usage: The Hebrew verb "yabal" primarily means to bring or lead, often in the context of leading or bringing something or someone to a particular place. It conveys the action of guiding or carrying, often with a sense of purpose or direction.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the act of leading or bringing was significant in various contexts, such as leading livestock, guiding people, or carrying offerings. The term "yabal" reflects the agrarian and pastoral lifestyle of the Israelites, where leading flocks and herds was a daily activity. It also has ceremonial connotations, as in bringing offerings to the temple.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from yabal
Definition
watercourse, stream
NASB Translation
running (1), streams (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [יָבָל] noun [masculine] watercourse, stream (properly conduit), as irrigating; — only plural construct יִבְלֵי(ֿ)מָ֑יִם Isaiah 30:25 ("" מְּלָגִים), Isaiah 44:4.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
watercourse, stream

From yabal; a stream -- (water-)course, stream.

see HEBREW yabal

Forms and Transliterations
יִבְלֵי־ יבלי־ yiḇ·lê- yiḇlê- yivlei
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Englishman's Concordance
Isaiah 30:25
HEB: נִשָּׂאָ֔ה פְּלָגִ֖ים יִבְלֵי־ מָ֑יִם בְּיוֹם֙
NAS: there will be streams running with water
KJV: rivers [and] streams of waters
INT: high will be streams running water the day

Isaiah 44:4
HEB: כַּעֲרָבִ֖ים עַל־ יִבְלֵי־ מָֽיִם׃
NAS: Like poplars by streams of water.'
KJV: as willows by the water courses.
INT: poplars by streams the water

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2988
2 Occurrences


yiḇ·lê- — 2 Occ.















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