ילדה

Hebrew

Root
י־ל־ד (y-l-d)

Noun

יַלְדָּה • (yaldá) f (plural indefinite יְלָדוֹת, masculine counterpart יֶלֶד) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

1. girl (female child)
2. woman: can be a compliment or an insult

See also

• בחורה

Verb

יָלְדָה • (yal'dá) (Biblical Hebrew pausal form יָלָדָה (yaláda))

1. Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of יָלַד (yalád): (she/it) gave birth.
   • Tanach, Isaiah 66:7, with translation of the King James Version:

     בְּטֶרֶם תָּחִיל יָלָדָה

     b'térem tachíl yaláda

     Before she travailed, she brought forth

Further reading

H3207 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Anagrams

• לידה