יְבוּל
yᵉbûwl · yeb-ool'
produce, i.e. a crop or (figuratively) wealth
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2986 (יָבַל);
produce, i.e. a crop or (figuratively) wealth
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: fruit, increase.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › the house, what is within › to fasten and establish › authority, the one who leads
The hand that works of the house, what is within that works to fasten and establish of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יְבוּל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
13 occurrences · 13 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- her increase6 · 46%
- the increase2 · 15%
- not her fruit1 · 8%
- with her increase1 · 8%
- also their increase1 · 8%
- neither shall fruit1 · 8%
- from her fruit1 · 8%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.