ילד

See also: י־ל־ד‎

Aramaic

Verb

ילד • (transliteration needed)

1. to bear children
2. to be born

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ל־ד‎

Compare Arabic وَلَد‎ (walad, “child”), وَلَدَ‎ (walada, “to give birth”), Ge'ez ወልድ (wäld, “child”)

Pronunciation

• (יֶלֶד, yéled): (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈje.led/
• (יָלַד, yalád): (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaˈlad/

Noun

יֶלֶד • (yéled) m (plural indefinite יְלָדִים‎, singular construct יֶלֶד־, plural construct יַלְדֵי־‎, feminine counterpart יַלְדָּה‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. A (male) child, a (male) kid, a boy: a young (male) person.
2. (specifically) A son, a (male) child, a (male) kid, a boy: a person's (male) offspring.

   ‏כמה ילדים יש לכם?‎‎ ― káma y'ladím yesh lakhém? ― How many children do you have?

3. (derogatory) An immature adult; kid, child.
4. (among children and teenagers) Used of a (male) peer of one's own age group.

   ‏ילד מהכתה שלי‎ ― yéled meihakitá shelí ― a boy from my class

Usage notes

• In colloquial Modern Hebrew, the plural יְלָדִים‎ is generally used to refer to children (of mixed or unknown sex) while בָּנִים‎ is generally used to refer to boys.

Declension

Declension of יֶלֶד

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	יֶלֶד	first	יַלְדִּי‎		יַלְדֵּנוּ‎
	definite	הַיֶּלֶד‎	second	יַלְדְּךָ‎	יַלְדֵּךְ‎	יַלְדְּכֶם‎	יַלְדְּכֶן‎
	construct	יֶלֶד־	third	יַלְדּוֹ‎	יַלְדָּהּ‎	יַלְדָּם‎	יַלְדָּן‎
plural	indefinite	יְלָדִים‎	first	ילדיי \ יְלָדַי‎		יְלָדֵינוּ‎
	definite	הַיְּלָדִים‎	second	יְלָדֶיךָ‎	ילדייך \ יְלָדַיִךְ‎	יַלְדֵיכֶם‎	יַלְדֵיכֶן‎
	construct	יַלְדֵי־‎	third	יְלָדָיו‎	יְלָדֶיהָ‎	יַלְדֵיהֶם‎	יַלְדֵיהֶן‎

References

• H3206 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Verb

יָלַד • (yalád) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נוֹלַד‎)

1. (of a woman) To give birth (to a child).

Usage notes

• Needless to say, this verb's masculine forms are exceedingly rare.

Conjugation

Conjugation of יָלַד (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָלֶדֶת‎ action noun: יְלִידָה‎ passive participle: יָלוּד‎
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	יָלַדְתִּי‎		יָלַדְנוּ‎
	second	יָלַדְתָּ‎	יָלַדְתְּ‎	יְלַדְתֶּם‎1	יְלַדְתֶּן‎1
	third	יָלַד	יָלְדָה‎	יָלְדוּ‎
present		יוֹלֵד‎	יוֹלֶדֶת‎	יוֹלְדִים‎	יוֹלְדוֹת‎
future	first	אֵלֵד‎		נֵלֵד‎
	second	תֵּלֵד‎	תֵּלְדִי‎	תֵּלְדוּ‎	תֵּלֵדְנָה‎2
	third	יֵלֵד	תֵּלֵד‎	יֵלְדוּ‎	תֵּלֵדְנָה‎2
imperative		לֵד‎	לְדִי‎	לְדוּ‎	לֵדְנָה‎2
notes		Pronounced יָלַדְתֶּם‎ and יָלַדְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Related terms

• הוליד‎ (holíd)
• יילד‎ (yiléd)

References

• H3205 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Anagrams

• דלי‎, ליד‎