Psalms 48:6

Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
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רְ֭עָדָה
רְ֭עָדָה
Root word trembling, fear, fearfulness
Dictionary form: רַעַד · ra-AD

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: fear
and trembling ×1 fear ×1 fearfulness ×1 trembling ×1 with trembling ×1
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trembling — Most direct modern equivalent; broadly applicable.
shaking — Physical emphasis; suits bodily or visible trembling.
dread — Highlights emotional/psychological terror over physical response.
terror — Stronger register; suits contexts of overwhelming fear.
quaking — Vivid, somatic nuance; good for intense or awe-struck fear.
trepidation — Formal register; blends anxiety and physical unease.

BDB7992 H7461

BDB7991 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7993

רַ֫עַד noun masculine trembling; — יָבאֹ בִי ׳יִרְאָה וָר Ps 55:6 יאֹחֲזֵמוֺ רָ֑עַד Exod 15:15.


BDB7993 H7461

BDB7992 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7994

רְעָדָה noun feminine id.; subject of אָֽחֲזָה Isa 33:14; Ps 48:7 || יִרְאָה Ps 2:11 || פַּחַד Job 4:14.

trembling, fear, fearfulness
raʿad
a shudder
  • trembling, fear

אֲחָזָ֣תַ ם
אֲחָזָ֣תַ
Root word hold, took, taken, take, held, …
ם
Suffix — pronoun their / them
Dictionary form: אָחַז · aw-HAHDZ

Verb — Qal, Perfect (Qatal), third person feminine singular simple action — "he did" completed action — try "he ___ed" or "he has ___ed" the built-in subject is "she (or it)"

In the KJV here: took hold upon
hold ×3 took ×3 portion ×2 shall take hold ×2 take ×2 also shall hold ×1 and bar ×1 and get you possessions ×1
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grasp — Most versatile; works for physical and figurative grip.
seize — Prefer when suddenness or force is emphasized.
take hold — Modernizes common KJV phrase; natural in narrative prose.
grip — Vivid, physical; good for emotional or bodily clenching.
possess — Prefer when the sense is ownership or territorial holding.
catch — Suits contexts of trapping or being suddenly overcome.

BDB317 H270

BDB316 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB318

אָחַז68 verb grasp, take hold, take posses-sion (Arabic , Sabean אחֿדֿ SabDenkm39, Aramaic אֲחַד, Assyrian a—azu, Ethiopic ) —

Qal Perfect אָחַז Exod 15:14 +; אָֽחֲזָה Job 23:11; Isa 33:14 suffix אֲחָזַנִי 2Sam 1:9 1 singular suffix אֲחַזְתִּיו Song 3:4,etc.; Imperfect יאֹחֵז Job 17:9 +; וַיּ֫אֹחֶז 2Sam 6:6 3 feminine singular תּאֹחֵז Deut 32:41 וַתּאֹחֶז Ruth 3:15 וַתֹּחֶז 2Sam 20:9 וָאֹחֵז Judg 20:6 יאֹחֵזוּן Isa 13:8 suffix יאֹחֲזֵ֫מוֺ Exod 15:15 יאֹחֱזוּךְ Jer 13:21, etc.; — as ׳פ guttural וַיֶּאֱחֹז Judg 16:3; 1Kgs 6:10 2 masculine singular תֶּאֱחֹז Eccl 7:18 Infinitive אֲחֹז 1Kgs 6:6 אֱחֹז 1Chr 13:9 + 3 t.; Imperative אֱחֹז Exod 4:4; 2Sam 2:21, אֶחֳזִיֿ Ruth 3:15 אֶחֱזוּ Song 2:15 אֱחֹ֑זוּ Neh 7:3 Participle active אֹחֵז 2Chr 25:5 passive אָחוּז Esth 1:6, etc.; — grasp, take hold of, followed by בְּ Gen 25:26; Exod 4:4 (both J) Judg 16:3; Judg 20:6 ( = וַיַּחֲזֵק בְּ Judg 19:29) 2Sam 4:10; 2Sam 6:6; 2Sam 20:9; 1Kgs 1:51; Ruth 3:15 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 6:6 of beams having hold in a wall; (compare בֵּית אֲבָנִים יֶָֽחֱזֶה֑ Job 8:17 Hoffm reads יֹחֲזָה = ׳יאֹ); also Song 7:9 of taking hold of branches, in metaphor; poetic, figurative, of God's seizing man in wrath Job 16:12 taking hold graciously Ps 73:23 taking hold of judgment Deut 32:41 subject man בַּאֲשֻׁרוֺ אָֽחֲזָה רַגְלִי Job 23:11 (|| דַּרְכּוֺ שָׁמַרְתִּי compare also Job 17:9); of taking hold of folly Eccl 2:3 compare Eccl 7:18 subject הַשַּׁחַר Job 38:13, לֶאֱחֹו בְּכַנְפוֺת הָאָ֑רֶץ; also followed by accusative Judg 1:6; Judg 12:6; Judg 16:21; 2Sam 2:21; Isa 5:29; Song 2:15; Song 3:4; 1Chr 13:9; 2Chr 25:5; Ps 56:1; Ps 137:9 compare 1Kgs 6:10 (compare v1Kgs 6:6 above), subject הַיָּצוּעַ, אֶתֿ ׳וַיֶּא הַבַּיִת בַּעֲצֵי אֲרָזִים; of a snare catching the heel, in metaphor Job 18:9 figurative, subject God Ps 77:5 God's hand Ps 139:10 subject pain, sorrow, fear, etc. Exod 15:14; Exod 15:15; 2Sam 1:9; Job 21:6; Job 30:16; Ps 48:7; Ps 119:53; Isa 21:3; Isa 33:14; Jer 13:21; Jer 49:24 subject man, object fear, etc. Job 18:20; Isa 13:8 object דֶּרֶךְ take one's way Job 17:9 יאֹחֵז צַדִּיק דַּרְכּוֺ AV RV hold on his way (compare Job 23:11 above, & Assyrian ƒabâtu ur—u, e. g. V. R:1, 74); — absolute Neh 7:3 of barring gates; passive participle caught Eccl 9:12 fastened, held Esth 1:6 taken (by lot) 1Chr 24:6 (3 t. in verse) (on text see Öttli); taken out of a number Num 31:30; Num 31:47 participle active of same form אֲחֻזֵי חֶרֶב Song 3:8 compare Thes BaNB 175 & Ethiopic Participle.; similarly Aramaic אָחִיד, e.g. ᵑ7 Amos 2:5 e.g. ᵑ6 Judg 8:10; 1Chr 5:18 & Ezek 41:6 (twice in verse) (but see Co). Niph`al Perfect 3 plural נאֹחֲזוּ Josh 22:9 ׳וְנאֹ (consecutive) Num 32:30 Imperfect וַיֵּאָחֲזוּ Gen 47:27 Imperative הֵאָֽחֲזוּ Gen 34:10; Josh 22:19 Participle נֶאֱחָז Gen 22:13 נֶאֱחָזִים Eccl 9:12be caught Gen 22:13; Eccl 9:12 elsewhere have possessions Gen 34:10; Gen 47:27; Num 32:30; Josh 22:9; Josh 22:19 (P). Pi`el Participle מְאַחֵז Job 26:9 with accusative enclose, overlay (so Assyrian DlW, p. 294, compare Arabic , shut). Hoph`al Participle plural מָאֳחָזִים 2Chr 9:18 fastened to followed by לְ.

hold, took, taken, take, held, …
ʾāḥaz
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
  • grasp, take hold, seize, take possession
    • (Qal) to grasp, take hold of
    • "(Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled"(Piel) to enclose, overlay"(Hophal) fastened

שָׁ֑ם
שָׁ֑ם
Adverb there, thence, thither, where, therein, …
Dictionary form: שָׁם · shawm

Adverb

In the KJV here: them there
there ×309 and there ×67 thither ×56 from thence ×50 thence ×32 where ×30 him there ×10 therein ×9
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there — Default spatial adverb; fits most contexts naturally.
in that place — More explicit; use when location needs emphasis.
to that place — Directional sense; use when movement toward is implied.
from there — Point of departure; replaces archaic 'from thence/thence'.
where — Relative clause contexts; links location to a preceding noun.
there in it — Renders the 'therein/within it' locative nuance.

BDB10005 H8536 H8033

BDB10004 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB10006

תַּמָּה adverb there (so Egyptian Aramaic (RÉS361 B 5 [also תנהA 4, so Cilician Aramaic, Cooke68. 5, compare Palmyrene תנן ib.121. 3, Syriac ] S-CA 4, J 6); ᵑ7 תַּמָּן, Syriac , see Biblical Hebrew שָׁם); — Ezra 5:17; Ezra 6:1; Ezra 6:12 ׳מִןתֿ thence Ezra 6:6.


BDB8775 H8033 H3074

BDB8774 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8776

שָׁם adverb there, thither (Arabic there, compare then; Biblical Aramaic תַּמָּה, Egyptian Aramaic תמה S-CPap. A 4, J 6, ᵑ7 תַּמָּן (with demonstrative n, compare אֱדַיִן beside אֲזַי), Syriac ; ZenjHad. 8 (Cooke159) שם); —

1. a. there Gen 2:8; Gen 2:12; Gen 11:2; Gen 11:7; Gen 11:31 + often; placed early in sentence for emphasis, Mic 4:10 שָׁם תִּנָּצֵ֑לִי, Nah 3:15; Ezek 32:22; Ezek 32:24; Ps 104:26 +, וְשָׁם ֗֗֗ Gen 41:12; Exod 15:27; Num 13:22; Num 13:33 +, שָׁם ֗֗֗ וְשָׁם Exod 15:25; Deut 12:14; Isa 27:10; Job 3:17 +, וְהִנֵּה שָׁם ֗֗֗ Gen 29:2, כִּי שָׁם ֗֗֗ Gen 11:9; Gen 21:31; Gen 35:7; 2Sam 1:21; 2Sam 15:21 +, אַךְ שָׁם ֗֗֗ Isa 34:14; Isa 34:15, גַּם שָׁם ֗֗֗ Isa 23:12; Isa 57:7; Ps 139:10 resuming a preceding 'where,' Job 39:30 בַּאֲשֶׁר חֲלָלִים שָׁם הוּא, Judg 5:27; Jer 22:12; Eccl 11:3, compare Eccl 1:7. Repeated, שָׁם ֗֗֗ שָׁם here ... there Isa 28:10; Isa 28:13. In poetry, pointing to a spot in which a scene is localized vividly in the imagination, Ps 14:5 שׁם פחדו פחד there feared they a fear! Ps 36:13, compare Ps 48:7; Ps 66:6; Ps 132:17; Hos 6:7; Zeph 1:14. — Hab 3:4 read probably (We Now) שָׂם the flashes at his side made he the hiding of his power; Eccl 3:17 שָׁם = with God, in the Divine plan or scheme: but read perhaps שָׂם Hi De and others
  b. preceded by the rel., אֲשֶׁר שָׁם where, Gen 2:11; Exod 20:21; 1Sam 9:10 +, usually with one or more words between, Gen 13:3; Gen 13:14; Gen 19:27; Exod 29:42; 2Sam 11:16; 2Kgs 23:27 + often; after בַּאֲשֶׁר, בַּאֲשֶׁר הוּא שָׁם Gen 21:17. With אשׁר omitted (the relative being indicated by construct, Ges«GKC:130c»§ 130 c, d) Ezek 39:11 מְקוֺם שָׁם קֶבֶר ׳בְּיִשְׂר a place where a grave (may be) in Israel, but ᵐ5 ᵑ7 Co Or and others read שֵׁם a place of renown.
2. thither, after verbs of motion ( = שָׁ֫מָּה, see 3), Deut 1:37 לֹא תָבאֹ שָׁם, Judg 19:15; Judg 21:10; 1Sam 2:14; 1Sam 9:6 and elsewhere; אֲשֶׁר ֗֗֗ שָׁם whither, 1Kgs 18:10; 1Kgs 21:18; 2Kgs 1:4; 2Kgs 1:6; 2Kgs 1:16; Isa 20:6, more often in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, as Jer 8:3; Jer 22:27; Jer 23:3; Jer 23:8; Jer 45:5 +, Ezek 4:13; Ezek 12:16; Ezek 36:20; Ezek 36:22 +; so שֶׁשָּׁם Ps 122:4.
3. with ה locative, שָׁ֫מָּה (sh¹mm¹h):
  a. after verbs of motion, thither, Gen 19:20 לָנוּס שָׁ֫מָּה to flee thither, vGen 19:22; Gen 20:13; Gen 24:6; Gen 29:3; Deut 1:38 + often; = into it, therein (of a basket, pit, etc.), Exod 16:33 וְתֶןשָֿׁ֫מָּה מְלֹא הָעֹמֶר, Exod 21:33 וְנָפַל שָׁמָּה, Exod 30:18; Judg 8:25; 2Kgs 12:10 pregnantly, after a verb implying motion, as to bury, Gen 23:13 וְאֶקְבְּרָה אֶתמֵֿתִי שָׁ֫מָּה, Gen 25:10; Gen 49:31; Gen 50:5 (all P), נוֺעַד to meet Exod 29:42; Exod 29:43; Exod 30:6; Exod 30:36; Num 17:19 (all P), Josh 2:16; Josh 7:3; Jer 13:7; Joel 4:7, perhaps Song 8:5 (? c).
  b. אֲשֶׁר ֗֗֗ שָׁ֫מָּה whither Gen 20:13; Num 33:54; Deut 4:5; Deut 4:14 + often; where 2Kgs 23:8; 1Chr 4:41.
  c. more rarely, i. q. שָׁם there, Gen 43:30 וַיֵּבְךְ שָׁ֫מָּה, Josh 2:1; Judg 16:27; 2Kgs 4:11; 2Kgs 9:16; Hos 2:17; Isa 22:18; Isa 34:15; Isa 65:9; Jer 18:2; Jer 27:22; Ezek 23:3; Ezek 32:29; Ezek 32:30 (Ezek 32:22 vEzek 32:24 vEzek 32:26 שָׁם), Ezek 48:35 שָׁ֫מָּה ׳י, Ps 76:4; Ps 122:5; Eccl 3:16.
4. מִשָּׁם from there, thence:
  a. often after verbs of departing, taking, etc., Gen 2:10; Gen 11:8; Gen 11:9; Gen 12:8; Gen 18:16; Gen 24:7; Gen 42:2, etc., Num 13:23; Num 21:12; Num 22:41 וַיַּרְא מִשָּׁם, Deut 4:29 וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּם מִשָּׁם, Deut 30:4; Jer 37:12; Hos 2:17; Amos 9:2; Amos 9:3; Amos 9:4; Job 39:29 +. Peculiarly, Gen 49:24 ׳מִשָּׁם רֹעֶה אֶבֶן יִשְׂר Ges De RVm from there [from heaven], (from) the Shepherd (׳י), the Stone (Rock) of Israel, Ew Di Sta from there (where is) the Shepherd of (רֹעֵה) the (Bethel-)stone of Israel; but both forced: text dubious; Gunk by the name (מִשֵּׁם; so ᵑ6) of the Shepherd, etc. (as Ew Di).
  b. אֲשֶׁר ֗֗֗ מִשָּׁם whence Gen 24:5; Num 23:13 +.
  c. expressing origin, Gen 3:23 the ground אֲשֶׁר לֻקַּח מִשָּׁם, Gen 10:14 whence (= from whom) came forth the Philistines, Judg 19:18 מִשָּׁם אָנֹכִי, 1Sam 10:12 אִישׁ מִשָּׁם, Isa 65:20.
  d. of the mass, from which something is taken or made, Gen 27:9; Gen 30:32 (of צאֹן), Lev 2:2 ׳וְקָמַץ מִשָּׁם זגו (from the meal, etc., of a מנחה), 1Kgs 17:13 אַךְ עֲשִׁי לִי מִשָּׁם עֻגָה קְטַנָּה i.e. from the meal and oil, 2Kgs 7:2; 2Kgs 7:19 וּמִשָּׁם לֹא תאֵֹ˜כל׃, Ezek 5:3.

there, thence, thither, where, therein, …
šām
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
  • there, thither
    • there
    • "thither (after verbs of motion)"from there, thence"then (as an adverb of time)

חִ֝֗יל
חִ֝֗יל
Root word pain, pangs, sorrow
Dictionary form: חִיל · heel

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and pain
and pain ×1 myself in sorrow ×1 of him and pangs ×1 of us and pain ×1 pangs ×1 sorrow ×1 upon thee the pain ×1
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anguish — Broad, vivid term for intense distress; widely understood.
pain — Modernizes KJV 'and pain'; plain and direct.
pang — Captures sharp, sudden onset; good for birth-labor imagery.
agony — Strongest register; reserve for climactic or extreme contexts.
writhing — Emphasizes physical convulsion implied by the root חול.
torment — Suits prolonged suffering; slightly more formal register.

BDB2610 H2427

BDB2609 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2611

חִיל noun masculineExod 15:14 a writhing, anguish; — ׳ח absolute Exod 15:14 + 5 t. —

1. writhing (contortions of fear) Exod 15:14 (|| verb רָגַז).
2. anguish, always in simile כַּיּוֺלֵדָה Ps 48:7 (allied kings against Jerusalem); Zion, before Assyrians Mic 4:9 before Scythians or Chaldeans Jer 6:24 (|| צָרָה), = Jer 50:43 (of king of Babylon; || צָרָה); Jer 22:23 (|| חבלים q. v.)


BDB2611 H2427

BDB2610 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2612

חִילָה noun feminine anguish, Job 6:10.

pain, pangs, sorrow
ḥîl
a throe (expectant of childbirth)
  • pain, agony, sorrow, a writhing, anguish
    • writhing (of fear)
    • "anguish

כַּ יּוֹלֵֽדָה
כַּ
Prefix — preposition like, as + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
יּוֹלֵֽדָה
Root word begat, bare, born, forth, bear, …
Dictionary form: יָלַד · yaw-LAHD

כַּ
Hidden "the" כַּ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "like the ___".

Verb — Qal, Participle Active, feminine singular, absolute state simple action — "he did" ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"

In the KJV here: as of a woman in travail
begat ×112 and begat ×38 bare ×34 and bare ×32 he begat ×17 were born ×16 and she bare ×15 she bare ×9
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give birth — Most natural modern phrase; prefer for maternal contexts.
be born — Passive sense; use when subject receives the action.
father — Paternal/generative sense; concise in genealogical lists.
beget — Formal/theological register; suits covenantal genealogies.
bear — Slightly elevated but still current; good for poetic texts.
bring into the world — Emphatic and vivid; use for narrative birth scenes.

BDB3542 H3205

BDB3541 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3543

יָלַד497 verb bear, bring forth, beget (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יְלִיד, יְלֵיד, ; Arabic bear, bring forth, so Ethiopic Assyrian alâdu, COTGloss) —

Qal Perfect יָלַד Gen 4:18 (3 t. in verse) + 16 t.; יָלָ֑ד Jer 17:11 וְיָלַד consecutive Ps 7:15 suffix יְלָֽדְךָ Deut 32:18 2 masculine singular suffix ילדתני Jer 2:27 Kt; Qr יְלִדְתָּנוּ (i. 410 Ges«GKC:70»§ 70, 2. R. 4); 1 singular suffix יְלִדְתִּ֫יךָ Ps 2:7 יְלִדְתִּ֫יהוּ Num 11:12, etc.; Imperfect יֵלֶד(יֹוםׅ Prov 27:1 3 feminine singular תֵּלֵד Gen 17:17 + 6 t.; וַתֵּ֫לֶד Gen 4:1 + 61 t.; 2 feminine singular תֵּלְדִי Gen 3:16 אֵלֵד Gen 18:13 וָאֵלֵד 1Kgs 3:17 יֵ˜לְדוּ Isa 65:23 3 feminine plural תֵּלַדְנָה Jer 29:6 וַתֵּלַדְנָה Ezek 23:4 וַתֵּלַדְןָ Gen 30:39, etc.; Infinitive absolute יָלֹד Job 15:35 construct לֵדָה Hos 9:11 + 3 t.; לֶ֫דֶת Gen 4:2 + 10 t.; לָלַת 1Sam 4:19 (i, 402, but probably text error Dr); suffix לִדְתִּי 1Kgs 3:18, etc.; Participle active יֹלֵד Prov 17:21; Jer 30:6, etc.; feminine יוֺלֵדָה Hos 13:13 + 12 t.; יֹלֶ֫דֶת Gen 17:19 + 4 t.; יֹלַדְתְּ Gen 16:11 + 2 t. (i. 404 f.; perhaps יֹלֶדֶת intended by Kt, compare Sta§ 213 b); suffix Prov 23:25 יוֺלַדְתּוֺ Prov 17:25 etc.; plural יֹלְדוֺת Jer 16:3 Passive participle יָלוּד 1Kgs 3:26; 1Kgs 3:27 construct יְלוּד Job 14:1 + 2 t.; plural יְלוּדִים 1Chr 14:4
1. bear, bring froth:
  a. (a mother a child,) so commonly, approximately 208 t.; followed by accusative Gen 3:16; Gen 4:1 & constantly; accusative omitted Gen 6:2 etc. = be delivered of a child, 1Kgs 3:17; 1Kgs 3:18; 2Kgs 19:3 = Isa 37:3 (in proverb with negative, i.e. human power exhausted); of animals Gen 30:39; Gen 31:8 (twice in verse); Jer 14:5; Jer 17:11 (bird laying eggs, or hatching out young), Ezek 31:6; Job 39:1; Job 39:2 but also of whole process of labour (compare חול) וַתְּקַשׁ בְּלִדְתָּהּ Gen 35:16 compare vGen 35:17, Gen 38:27; Gen 38:28, compare 1Sam 14:19; Jer 31:18; Mic 5:2 (of a man, as preposterous, Jer 30:6, compare Moses as mother of Israel Num 11:12).
  b. hence in simile of distress Mic 4:9; Mic 4:10; Isa 13:8; Isa 21:3; Isa 42:14; Jer 6:24; Jer 13:21; Jer 22:23; Jer 30:6; Jer 49:24; Jer 50:43; Ps 48:7, compare Hos 13:13 ילד עלבֿרכים (StaZAW 1886, 143 ff.) Gen 30:3; Gen 50:23 (compare Job 3:12).
  c. figurative of wicked וְהָרָה עָמָל וְיָלַד שָׁ֑קֶר Ps 7:15 compare Job 15:35 also Isa 33:11 of Israelites, bringing froth wind (of vain efforts for deliverance) Isa 26:18 כְּפֹר שָׁמַיִם מִי יְלָדוֺ Job 38:29 of Tyre as mother of her inhabitants Isa 23:4 of Jerusalem Isa 51:18; Isa 54:1; Isa 66:7; Isa 66:8; Ezek 16:20 Israel bearing disloyal children Hos 5:7 Jerusalem and Samaria, as Oholibah and Oholah Ezek 23:37 of Babylon Jer 50:12 of a day, as producing events לֹאתֵֿדַע מַה יֵּ֫לֶד יוֺם Prov 27:1 perhaps of God (figurative of rock צוּר), as mother of Israel bringing forth with labour Deut 32:18 yet see
2. 2. less often beget:
  a. literal, approximately 22 t., always with accusative; in Hexateuch a mark of J; Gen 4:18 (3 t. in verse); Gen 10:8; Gen 10:13; Gen 10:15; Gen 10:24 (twice in verse); Gen 10:26 = 1Chr 1:10; 1Chr 1:11; 1Chr 1:13; 1Chr 1:18 (twice in verse); 1Chr 1:20, Gen 22:23; Gen 25:3 (Deut 32:18 & Num 11:12 E are dubious; P uses Hiph`il), elsewhere Prov 17:21; Prov 23:23; Prov 23:24; Dan 11:6.
  b. beget, figurative Ps 2:7 of ׳י's formally installing king into theocratic rights.
3. Zech 13:3 (twice in verse), of both parents (literally); Passive participle 3 t. = child 1Kgs 3:26; 1Kgs 3:27 where mother is named, 1Chr 14:4 where father named. Niph`al Perfect נוֺלַד 1Chr 2:3 + 6 t. + הנּוֺלַדֿ Gen 21:3 according to points, but read Participle (see Di); נוּ֯לְּדוּ Gen 3:5; Gen 20:8 (compare Ol§ 70, 2, R. 5); Imperfect יִוָּלֵד Gen 17:17 + 4 t.; יִוָּ֑לֶד Isa 66:8 וַיִּוָּלֵד Gen 4:18 + 2 t., etc.; Infinitive הִוָּ֑לֶד Gen 21:5 הִוָָּֽלְדוֺ Eccl 7:1 הִוָּ˜לְדָהּ Hos 2:5 Participle נוֺלָד 1Kgs 13:2 + 3 t. (Gen 21:3 see above); נוֺלָדִים Gen 48:5; 1Chr 7:21be born: of human beings, followed by לְ (born to such and such a man), Gen 4:18; Gen 10:1; Gen 17:17; Gen 21:3; Gen 21:5; Gen 46:20; Gen 48:5; Num 26:60; Deut 23:9; 2Sam 3:2 (Qr), 2Sam 5:13; 2Sam 14:27; 1Chr 2:3; 1Chr 2:9; 1Chr 3:1; 1Chr 3:4; 1Chr 3:5; 1Chr 20:6; 1Chr 20:8; 1Chr 22:9; 1Chr 26:6; Job 1:2 compare 1Kgs 13:2 without לְ, Job 3:3; Job 38:21; Ps 78:6; 1Chr 7:21; Eccl 7:1 (טוֺב שֵׁם מִשֶּׁמֶן טוֺב וְיוֺם הַמָּוֶת מִיּוֺם הִוָָּֽלְ˜דוֺ׃); metaphor of Israel (under figure of unfaithful wife) Hos 2:5 of nation, גּוֺי, Isa 66:8 people, עַם, Ps 22:32 of animals Lev 22:27; Deut 15:19 Participle כָּלנָֿשִׁים וְהַנּוֺלָד מֵהֶם Ezra 10:3 with predicate or appositive on which emphasis rests, רָ֑שׁ ׳נ Eccl 4:14 he was born poor; אֹהֵב הָרֵ֑ע וְאָח לְצָרָה יִוָּלֵד Prov 17:17 עַיִר פרא אדם יִוָּלֵד Job 11:12; Job 15:7. Pi`el Infinitive יַלֶּדְכֶן Exod 1:16 Participle absolute מְיַלֶּדֶת Gen 35:17 + 2 t.; plural absolute מְיִלְּדוֺת Exod 1:15 + 5 t. in Exod 1cause (or help) to bring forth, namely, assist or tend as midwife Exod 1:16 followed by accusative; elsewhere only Participle feminine as substantive = midwife; Gen 35:17 (E), Gen 38:28 (J), Exod 1:15; Exod 1:17; Exod 1:18; Exod 1:19 (twice in verse); Exod 1:20; Exod 1:21 (E). Pu`al Perfect יֻלַּד Gen 4:26 + 13 t.; יוּלַּד Judg 18:29 יֻלָּד֨ Gen 41:50 יוּלָּ֑ד Job 5:7 יֻלְּדוּ Gen 6:1 + 4 t. + 2Sam 3:2 Kt (Qr וַיִּוָָּֽלְדוּ); יֻלָּ֑דוּ Ps 90:2, etc.; Participle (? compare i. 433; Ges«GKC:52»§ 52, 2, R. 6) הַיוּלָּד Judg 13:8 (ii. p. 244 passive Qal); i. q. Niph`al be born, followed by לְ of father Gen 4:26; Gen 6:1; Gen 10:21; Gen 10:25; Gen 24:15 (all J), Gen 41:50 (E), Gen 35:26; Gen 36:5; Gen 46:22; Gen 46:27 (all P), Judg 18:29; 2Sam 3:2; 2Sam 3:5; 2Sam 21:20; 2Sam 21:22; 1Chr 1:19; Jer 20:15 followed by לְ before grandmother's name Ruth 4:17 compare לָ֫נוּ Isa 9:5 followed by לְ of purpose, destiny, אדם לעמל יוּלָּד֑ Job 5:7 יֻלְּדוּ עַלבִּֿרְכֵי יוֺסֵף Gen 50:23 (E; ׳בִּימֵי יו, cit. Di) denoting recognition of children as his; no preposition Jer 20:14; Jer 22:26, compare Judg 13:8 (see above); figurative of foreigners incorporated in spiritual Zion Ps 87:4; Ps 87:5; Ps 87:6 of production of mountains Ps 90:2. Hiph`il Perfect הוֺלִיד Gen 11:27 +; הוֺלִד Num 26:58 הֹלִיד 1Chr 2:36 +; suffix וְהוֺלִידָהּ consecutive Isa 55:10 הוֺלַדְ֫תָּ Gen 48:6, etc.; Imperfect יוֺלִיד Gen 17:20; Eccl 6:3 וַיּ֫וֺלֶד Gen 5:3 +; 2 masculine singular תּוֺלִיד Deut 4:25 + 4 t.; אוֺלִיד Isa 66:9 Imperative הוֺלִי֫דוּ Jer 29:6 Infinitive absolute הוֺלֵיד Isa 59:4 construct suffix הוֺלִידוֺ Gen 5:4 + 16 t.; Participle מוֺלִיד Isa 66:9 מוֺלִדִים Jer 16:3
1. beget (a father a child) Gen 5:3; Gen 5:4 (twice in verse) + 56 t. in Genesis; Lev 25:45; Num 26:29; Num 26:58 (all these P, see below Qal) + Deut 4:25; Deut 28:41 (see Di), 1Chr 2:10 (twice in verse); 1Chr 2:11 (twice in verse) + 84 t. Chronicles; Ruth 4:18 + 8 t., Judg 11:1; 2Kgs 20:18 = Isa 39:7; Jer 29:6; Ezek 18:10; Ezek 18:14; Ezek 47:22; Eccl 5:13; Eccl 6:3, compare Isa 45:10 also Jer 16:3 אֲבוֺתָם הַמּוֺלִדִים אוֺתָם, compare frequently Assyr. abu banu§a, e.g. VR Jer 1:8 figurative of producing dewdrops Job 38:28 of causing the earth to bear grain Isa 55:10, causing Zion to bring forth Isa 66:9.
2. bear, only figurative Isa 59:4 (|| הָרוֺ), of wicked, bringing forth iniquity (this favoured by context others, beget). Hoph`al Infinitive חֻלֶּ֫דֶת Gen 40:20; Ezek 16:5 הוּלֶּ֫דֶת Ezek 16:4 (Co as foregoing); only אֶתֿ ׳יוֺם ה Gen 40:20; Ezek 16:4; Ezek 16:5 day of one's being born = birthday. Hithpa`el Imperfect וַיִּתְיִלְּדוּ Num 1:18 denominative from תולדת declared their pedigree (see Di).

begat, bare, born, forth, bear, …
yālad
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
  • to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail
    • (Qal)
      • to bear, bring forth
        • of child birth
        • "of distress (simile)"of wicked (behavior)
        to beget
      (Niphal) to be born"(Piel)
      • to cause or help to bring forth
      • "to assist or tend as a midwife"midwife (participle)
      (Pual) to be born"(Hiphil)
      • to beget (a child)
      • "to bear (figurative for wicked bringing forth iniquity)
      (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)"(Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)

This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.
רְ֭עָדָה Dechi — a lesser break אֲחָזָ֣תַם שָׁ֑ם Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here חִ֝֗יל Revia Mugrash — a lesser break כַּיּוֹלֵֽדָה Silluq — end of the verse

רְעָדָה אֲחָזָתַם שָׁם חִיל כַּיּוֹלֵֽדָה׃
6
Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
Cross References

Isaiah 13:6

הֵילִילוּ כִּי קָרוֹב יוֹם יְהוָה כְּשֹׁד מִשַּׁדַּי יָבֽוֹא׃
6
Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

Hosea 13:13

חֶבְלֵי יֽוֹלֵדָה יָבֹאוּ לוֹ הוּא-בֵן לֹא חָכָם כִּֽי-עֵת לֹֽא-יַעֲמֹד בְּמִשְׁבַּר בָּנִֽים׃
13
The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.

Isaiah 21:3

עַל-כֵּן מָלְאוּ מָתְנַי חַלְחָלָה צִירִים אֲחָזוּנִי כְּצִירֵי יֽוֹלֵדָה נַעֲוֵיתִי מִשְּׁמֹעַ נִבְהַלְתִּי מֵרְאֽוֹת׃
3
Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

Jeremiah 30:6

שַׁאֲלוּ-נָא וּרְאוּ אִם-יֹלֵד זָכָר מַדּוּעַ רָאִיתִי כָל-גֶּבֶר יָדָיו עַל-חֲלָצָיו כַּיּוֹלֵדָה וְנֶהֶפְכוּ כָל-פָּנִים לְיֵרָקֽוֹן׃
6
Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?

Exodus 15:15

אָז נִבְהֲלוּ אַלּוּפֵי אֱדוֹם אֵילֵי מוֹאָב יֹֽאחֲזֵמוֹ רָעַד נָמֹגוּ כֹּל יֹֽשְׁבֵי כְנָֽעַן׃
15
Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

Daniel 5:6

אֱדַיִן מַלְכָּא זִיוֺהִי שְׁנוֹהִי וְרַעיֹנֹהִי יְבַהֲלוּנֵּהּ וְקִטְרֵי חַרְצֵהּ מִשְׁתָּרַיִן וְאַרְכֻבָּתֵהּ דָּא לְדָא נָֽקְשָֽׁן׃
6
Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.