H2974Hebrewyyôʾel

יָאַל

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

19
Total Occurrences
11
Books
19
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâʼal; Pronunciation: yaw-al'