Job 39:2 — Word Study
WLCתִּסְפֹּ֣ר יְרָחִ֣ים תְּמַלֶּ֑אנָה וְ֝יָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֣ת לִדְתָּֽנָה׃
BSACan you countçâphar▸ [number, keep track of] the monthsyerach [lunar cycles, periods of gestation] they are pregnantmâlêʼ▸ [fulfill, complete their term] Do you knowyâdaʻ■ [have knowledge of, understand] the timeʻêth [season, occasion] they give birthyâlad [beget, bring forth their young]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| תִּסְפֹּ֣ר | will you count? | Verb, Qal, imperfect second person masculine singular |
| יְרָחִ֣ים | [the] months | Noun common, masculine plural absolute |
| תְּמַלֶּ֑אנָה | [which] they complete | Verb, Piel, imperfect third person feminine plural |
| וְ֝יָדַ֗עְתָּ | and do you know? | Verb, Qal, sequential perfect second person masculine singular |
| עֵ֣ת | [the] time of | Noun common, both singular construct |
| לִדְתָּֽנָה׃ | bringing forth they | Verb qal infinitive construct common, suffix |
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| BSB | Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth? |
| KJV | Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? |
| ASV | Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? |
| YLT | Thou dost number the months they fulfil? And thou hast known the time of their bringing forth! |
| WEB | Can you count the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time when they give birth? |
| BBE | Is the number of their months fixed by you? or is the time when they give birth ordered by you? |
There are no significant differences among the translations on this verse.
The sentence consists of two main questions, each exploring the limits of human understanding regarding nature.
6 commentators on this verse
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Deep Study — Job 39:2
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Context — Job's Reflection on Creationgenerated
Job 39:2 presents a series of questions that highlight the limitations of human understanding regarding the natural world. Job is challenging the idea that humans can fully comprehend the processes of life, particularly in relation to animal reproduction. This passage is part of a broader discourse where Job reflects on God's creation and sovereignty over nature, emphasizing the mysteries that lie beyond human control and knowledge.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremiah 2:24 | a wild donkey at home in the wilderness, sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire. Who can restrain her passion? All who seek her need not weary themselves; in mating season they will find her. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 1 reference, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — תִּסְפֹּ֣ר, tis.Porgenerated
The verb סָפַר (safar) means to count or recount. It implies an act of enumeration that suggests a deeper understanding of the subject being counted. In this context, Job asks if anyone can truly count the months of pregnancy, indicating that the answer is no; such knowledge is not within human reach.
This verb is in the imperfect tense, indicating an ongoing or repeated action. Job uses it to emphasize the impossibility of tracking the natural cycles of life, pointing to the divine order of creation that humans cannot fully grasp.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The translations of this verse generally agree in conveying the meaning of Job's questions about counting months and knowing the time of birth.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The verse contains two main clauses, each introduced by a verb: תִּסְפֹּ֣ר (will you count?) and יָדַ֗עְתָּ (do you know?). The first clause asks about counting the months of pregnancy, while the second inquires about knowing the time of birth. This structure emphasizes the parallel nature of Job's questions.
The Hebrew word order places the verbs first, highlighting the actions being questioned. This arrangement underscores the limitations of human knowledge in the face of divine creation.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
The Septuagint translates יֶרַח as μῆνας (months), which aligns closely with the Hebrew meaning of lunar cycles. This choice reflects a direct correspondence in the understanding of time measurement.
The Greek word πλήρεις (complete) captures the essence of fulfillment in the context of pregnancy, similar to the Hebrew תְּמַלֶּ֑אנָה, indicating a completion of a term.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Job 39:2 asks if anyone can count the months of animal pregnancies or know when they give birth. This reflects on the mystery of life and the limits of human understanding in the face of God's creation.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Job is emphasizing that understanding the timing of animal births is beyond human capability, highlighting the mysteries of nature.
This question serves to illustrate the limitations of human knowledge regarding the natural world and God's creation.
It reflects Job's struggle to understand his suffering in light of God's creation and sovereignty, emphasizing that some aspects of life are beyond human comprehension.
We can learn that there are mysteries in life that we may never fully understand, and that we should recognize the limits of our knowledge.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- What are some mysteries in nature that you find difficult to understand?
- How do you respond to situations where you feel your understanding is limited?
- In what ways can recognizing the limits of human knowledge deepen your faith?
- How does Job's perspective on creation challenge your views on control and understanding?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Gregory the Dialogist reflects on this verse to discuss the concept of spiritual conception and the growth of understanding in believers.
Hast thou numbered the months of their conception? 44. For when holy men think of the improvement of their hearers, they bear already a conception, as it were, in their womb.Early Church Fathers on Job 39 →
Commentators on this verse — 6 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Job 39:2 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleCanst thou number the months [that] they fulfil?.... Which some understand both of wild goats and hinds.
Read John Gill on Job 39 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryCanst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? They bring forth with ease, and do not need to reckon the months of pregnancy, as the shepherd does in the case of his flocks.
Read Robert Jamieson on Job 39 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleDost thou exactly know when they did conceive, and when they will bring forth? which is more uncertain in these than in other creatures, because there fall out many accidents which cause them to bring forth before their time, as thunder, , and other like causes of sudden fear, which may be many and various in those desert places where they live.
Read Matthew Poole on Job 39 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsJob 39:2 Canst thou number the months [that] they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?Ver. 2. Canst thou number the months they fulfil?] Eight months, Aristotle saith (the elephant is said to go above eight years), but who can tell the instant when, or why not sooner or later? Dost thou exactly observe and count those months, as I do, to a moment? Sola hic Deo providentia elucet.
Read John Trapp on Job 39 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges2. canst thou number] Rather, dost thou. The “months that they fulfil” is the time they go with young. The words “knowest thou”, “dost thou mark”, and the like, though no doubt referring partly to man’s ignorance of the habits of these remote and timid creatures, carry also the question, Is it Job who presides over and determines all connected with the life and habits of these solitary creatures?
Read Cambridge on Job 39 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleCanst thou number the months ... - That is, as they wander in the wilderness, as they live in inaccessible crags and cliffs of the rocks, it is impossible for man to be acquainted with their habits
Read Albert Barnes on Job 39 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth?
Can you count the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time when they give birth?
Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth?
Do you count the months they must fulfill, and do you know the time they give birth?
Tyndale line
Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
Canst thou number the months that they fulfill? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
Canst thou number the months that they fulfill? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
When they couch in their places, and remaine in the couert to lye in waite?
Strictly literal
Dost thou number the months that they fulfil? and knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
Thou dost number the months they fulfil? And thou hast known the time of their bringing forth!
Do you number the months they fulfill? And have you known the time of their bringing forth?
Numberest thou the months of gestation which they complete and knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
Can you count the months that they gestate? Do you know the time when they bear their young?
From the Latin
Hast thou numbered the months of their conceiving, or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
Simplified
Do you know how many months they carry their young? Do you know the time when they give birth?
Is the number of their months fixed by you? or is the time when they give birth ordered by you?
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text of Job 39:2 states, "תִּסְפֹּ֣ר יְרָחִ֣ים תְּמַלֶּ֑אנָה וְ֝יָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֣ת לִדְתָּֽנָה," which translates to, "Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth?" The Septuagint, while not providing a direct translation in this instance, aligns with the Masoretic Text in meaning, as four of the six words correspond closely, indicating agreement in the overall concept. However, the specific wording and structure differ due to the nature of the Greek translation. The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Dead Sea Scrolls do not provide additional variations for this verse, thus reinforcing the consistency found in the Masoretic Text and the Septuagint's thematic agreement.
תִּסְפֹּ֣ר יְרָחִ֣ים תְּמַלֶּ֑אנָה וְ֝יָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֣ת לִדְתָּֽנָה׃
4 of the 6 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Job 39:2
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
סָפַר (safar) is a Hebrew verb meaning to count or recount, with various forms indicating actions like declaring or rehearsing. The noun form סֹפֵר (sofer) refers to a scribe or secretary. The entries highlight its use in contexts of enumeration and record-keeping, but do not present significant disagreement among lexicons.
סָפַר 107 vb. count, Pi. recount, relate
Qal 27
count things, to learn their number
number = take account of, carefully observe and consider, reckon
Niph. be counted, numbered
Pi. 67 recount, rehearse, declare
Pu. be recounted, related, rehearsed
base
סֹפֵר, סוֹפֵר n.m. enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe
base
H5608a סָפַר count, Pi. recount, relate .. count things, to learn their number
. number = take account of, carefully observe and consider, reckon
. be counted, numbered
. recount, rehearse, declare
. be recounted, related, rehearsed
H5608b סֹפֵר, סוֹפֵר enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe
5608 caphar saw-far'
a primitive root; properly, to score with a mark as a tally
or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to
enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate:--commune,
(ac-)count; declare, number, + penknife, reckon, scribe, shew
forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.
סָפַר (sa.phar) — to recount.
v
1) to count, recount, relate
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to count (things)
1a2) to number, take account of, reckon
1b) (Niphal) to be counted, be numbered
1c) (Piel) to recount, rehearse, declare
1c1) to recount (something), rehearse
1c2) to talk
1c3) to count exactly or accurately
1d) (Pual) to be recounted, be rehearsed, be related
סֹפֵר (so.pher) — secretary.
1) enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe
1a) enumerator, muster-officer, secretary
1b) learned man, scribe
Aramaic equivalent: sa.pher (סָפִר "scribe" H5613)
V-Qal-Imperf-2ms — Verb · Qal · imperfect second person masculine singularHVqi2ms
kount (caphar, manah; psephizo): Used of arithmetical computation "to number" (Ps 139:18; Nu 23:10); also for kathabh, "to reckon," to indicate classification among or identification with, "count for a stranger" (Job 19:15); "count for his enemy" (Job 33:10). In the New Testament the arithmetical computation is less prominent, except in the sense of "calculate," psephizo, sumpsephizo, "to reckon with pebbles," each pebble representing a unit (Lu 14:28; Ac 19:19); of moral estimate, hegeomai and logizomai (Php…
יֶ֫רַח (yerach) means 'month' and is derived from an unused root of uncertain meaning. It refers to a lunar cycle or calendar month and is associated with the moon. The Aramaic equivalent is יְרַח (ye.rach).
יֶ֫רַח n.m. month
base
H3391 יֶ֫רַח month
3391 yerach yeh'-rakh
from a unused root of uncertain signification; a lunation,
i.e. month:--month, moon.
יֶ֫רַח (ye.rach) — month.
1) month (lunar cycle), moon
1a) month
1b) calendar month
Aramaic equivalent: ye.rach (יְרַח "month" H3393)
N-mp — Noun common · masculine plural absoluteHNcmpa
מָלֵא (male') means 'to fill' or 'be full,' with applications ranging from literal filling to figurative uses like accomplishing or completing something. It appears in various forms, including Qal, Niphal, Piel, and Hithpael, indicating different nuances such as being satisfied or confirming. Notably, it can also refer to massing against someone.
מָלֵא 249 vb. be full, fill
Qal 99
be full, usu. c. acc. material
trans. fill
Niph.
be filled
be accomplished, ended
Pi.
fill
special uses are:
fulfil, accomplish, complete, obj. week, year, day
Pu. filled
Hithp. mass themselves against me
base
H4390 מָלֵא be full, fill .. be full, usu. c. acc. material
. trans. fill
. . be filled
. be accomplished, ended
. . fill
. special uses are:
. fulfil, accomplish, complete, obj. week, year, day
. filled
. mass themselves against me
4390 male' maw-lay'
or malae (Esth. 7:5) {maw-law'}; a primitive root, to fill or
(intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally
and figuratively):--accomplish, confirm, + consecrate, be at
an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, X
draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-)flow,
fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume,
replenish, satisfy, set, space, take a (hand-)full, + have
wholly.
מָלֵא (ma.le) — to fill.
1) to fill, be full
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be full
1a1a) fulness, abundance (participle)
1a1b) to be full, be accomplished, be ended
1a2) to consecrate, fill the hand
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be filled, be armed, be satisfied
1b2) to be accomplished, be ended
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to fill
1c2) to satisfy
1c3) to fulfil, accomplish, complete
1c4) to confirm
1d) (Pual) to be filled
1e) (Hithpael) to mass themselves against
Aramaic equivalent: me.la (מְלָא "to fill" H4391)
V-Piel-Imperf-3fp — Verb · Piel · imperfect third person feminine pluralHVpi3fp
kom-plet': In the King James Version for pleroo, the verb ordinarily used for the coming to pass of what had been predicted. the King James Version translates this "complete" in Col 2:10; 4:12 to express the final and entire attainment of what is treated, leaving nothing beyond to be desired or hoped for; otherwise rendered in the Revised Version (British and American) ("made full"). In the Revised Version (British and American), c. appears once for Greek artios, from aro, "to join," in 2Ti 3:17, in sense of "accurately fitted for," where the King James Version has "perfect."
יָדַע (yada`) is a Hebrew verb meaning 'to know,' encompassing a wide range of senses including perception, recognition, and experience. It can refer to knowing someone intimately or being skilled in a task. The word has various forms, indicating actions such as making known or being made known. Lexicons note its use in both literal and figurative contexts, but there is no significant disagreement among them.
יָדַע 943 vb. know
Qal
know, learn to know
perceive
perceive and see; find out and discern
discriminate, distinguish
know by experience
recognize, admit, acknowledge, confess
consider
not know = not expect
know a person, be acquainted with
know a person carnally, of sexual intercourse
know how, to do a thing, be able to do it
be skilful in
abs. have knowledge, be wise
Niph.
be made known, be or become known, of things
make oneself known of pers.
be perceived
be instructed
Pi. cause to know
Pu. known
Hiph. make known, declare
Hoph. made known
Hithp. make oneself known
base
H3045 יָדַע know .. . know, learn to know
. perceive
. perceive and see; find out and discern
. discriminate, distinguish
. know by experience
. recognize, admit, acknowledge, confess
. consider
. not know = not expect
. know a person, be acquainted with
. know a person carnally, of sexual intercourse
. . know how, to do a thing, be able to do it
. be skilful in
. abs. have knowledge, be wise
. . be made known, be or become known, of things
. make oneself known of pers.
. be perceived
. be instructed
. cause to know
. known
. make known, declare
. made known
. make oneself known
3045 yada` yaw-dah'
a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing);
used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally,
euphemistically and inferentially (including observation,
care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation,
punishment, etc.) (as follow):--acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted
with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware,
(un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X
could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to)
discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel,
can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause
to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have
(knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be
learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X
prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man
of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell,
יָדַע (ya.da) — to know.
1) to know
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to know
1a1a) to know, learn to know
1a1b) to perceive
1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern
1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish
1a1e) to know by experience
1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess
1a1g) to consider
1a2) to know, be acquainted with
1a3) to know (a person carnally)
1a4) to know how, be skilful in
1a5) to have knowledge, be wise
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed
1b2) to make oneself known
1b3) to be perceived
1b4) to be instructed
1c) (Piel) to cause to know
1d) (Poal) to cause to know
1e) (Pual)
1e1) to be known
1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle)
1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare
1g) (Hophal) to be made known
1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself
Aramaic equivalent: ye.da (יְדַע "to know" H3046)
Conj | V-Qal-Perf-2ms — Verb · Qal · sequential perfect second person masculine singularHc/Vqq2ms
עֵת (eth) means 'time,' covering various aspects such as the time of an event, a usual time, or an appointed time. It can also refer to experiences or occurrences. The entries suggest it can denote both specific and uncertain times, but they do not indicate any significant disagreement among lexicons.
עֵת 297 n.f. time
time of an event
= usual time
proper, suitable time
appointed time
as uncertain
= experience, fortunes
occurrence, occasion
base
H6256 עֵת time . time of an event
. . = usual time
. proper, suitable time
. appointed time
. as uncertain
. = experience, fortunes
. occurrence, occasion
6256 `eth ayth
from 5703; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now,
when, etc.:--+ after, (al-)ways, X certain, + continually, +
evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-,
noon-)tide, ((meal-)), what) time, when.
see HEBREW for 05703
עֵת (et) — time.
1) time
1a) time (of an event)
1b) time (usual)
1c) experiences, fortunes
1d) occurrence, occasion
N-cs — Noun common · both singular constructHNcbsc
ov:
(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.
OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]
1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.
I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.
Lamentations 3:1.
The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.
Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.
That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.
Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…
The Hebrew word יָלַד (*yalad*) means to bear, bring forth, or beget, and it encompasses various forms of childbirth and lineage declaration. It can refer to both the act of giving birth and the role of a midwife. The entries also note its use in contexts of distress and wicked behavior, as well as in reference to birthdays.
יָלַד 497 vb. bear, bring forth, beget
Qal
bear, bring forth
less often beget
of both parents
Niph. be born
Pi. cause (or help) to bring forth, viz., assist or tend as midwife
Pu. be born
Hiph.
beget (a father a child)
bear
Hoph. day of one's being born = birthday
Hithp. declared their pedigree
base
H3205 יָלַד bear, bring forth, beget .. bear, bring forth
. less often beget
. of both parents
. be born
. cause (or help) to bring forth, viz., assist or tend as midwife
. be born
. . beget (a father a child)
. bear
. day of one's being born = birthday
. declared their pedigree
3205 yalad yaw-lad'
a primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget;
medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show
lineage:--bear, beget, birth((-day)), born, (make to) bring
forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be
delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch,
labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be
the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).
יָלַד (ya.lad) — to beget.
1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to bear, bring forth
1a1a) of child birth
1a1b) of distress (simile)
1a1c) of wicked (behaviour)
1a2) to beget
1b) (Niphal) to be born
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to cause or help to bring forth
1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife
1c3) midwife (participle)
1d) (Pual) to be born
1e) (Hiphil)
1e1) to beget (a child)
1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity)
1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)
1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)
V-Qal-Inf-a | Suff — Verb qal infinitive construct common · suffixHVqcc/Sp3fp