--- title: יָבַל — conduct · The Tanakh dictionary description: יָבַל (2986), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 18 times: conduct. BDB 1906: vb. Hiph. conduct, bear along. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/2986.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/) / [י](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/1497.md)‎ / יָבַל‎ # יָבַל «יָבַל» in the Tanakh dictionary: **conduct** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers. **Used:** 18 times · **Key:** 2986 · **BDB:** יָבַל ### Glosses they (2); will (2); I (1) ### Meaning (OSHB) conduct [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1497/2986/#m1) ### Meaning (BDB 1906) vb. Hiph. conduct, bear along [tree →](https://md.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) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every English meaning of «יָבַל» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1497/2986/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames. ### In the verses [Job 21:32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.21.32/) 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.45.16/) 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. - ← previous: [יָבֵישׁ](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/lemma_3a_5d9_5b8_5d1_5b5_5d9_5e9_5c1.md) - next →: [יָבָל](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/w/2988.md) - ↑ back to [י](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/tanakh/1497.md)