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 (y-l-d)

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

Pronunciation

• (יֶלֶד, yéled): IPA^(key): /ˈje.led/
• (יָלַד, yalád): 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, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Related terms

• הוליד (holíd)
• יילד (yiléd)

References

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

Anagrams

• דלי, ליד