יָאַל

Strong’s Definition

properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (probably rather the same as H2973 (יָאַל) through the idea of mental weakness);

KJV Usage

assay, begin, be content, please, take upon, [idiom] willingly, would.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to begin, make a beginning, show willingness, undertake to do, be pleased, be determined
• 2.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâʼal; Pronunciation: yaw-al'