יובל

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
י־ב־ל (y-b-l)

Related to אוּבָל ('uvál, “stream”) and Arabic وَبَلَ (wabala, “to rain heavily”).

Pronunciation

Noun

יוּבַל • (yuvál) m (plural indefinite יוּבַלִּים, singular construct יוּבַל־, plural construct יוּבַלֵּי־)

  1. A tributary: a stream or river that empties into another stream or river.
Declension
Declension of יוּבַל
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite יוּבַל first יוּבָלִי יוּבָלֵנוּ
definite הַיּוּבַל second יוּבָלְךָ יוּבָלֵךְ יוּבַלְכֶם יוּבַלְכֶן
construct יוּבַל־ third יוּבָלוֹ יוּבָלָהּ יוּבָלָם יוּבָלָן
plural indefinite יוּבַלִּים first יובליי / יוּבַלַּי יוּבַלֵּינוּ
definite הַיּוּבַלִּים second יוּבַלֶּיךָ יובלייך / יוּבַלַּיִךְ יוּבַלֵּיכֶם יוּבַלֵּיכֶן
construct יוּבַלֵּי־ third יוּבַלָּיו יוּבַלֶּיהָ יוּבַלֵּיהֶם יוּבַלֵּיהֶן
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Proper noun

יוּבַל • (yuvál) m

  1. a male given name, Yuvál

Etymology 2

Root
י־ב־ל (y-b-l)

Related to הוֹבִיל (hovíl, “to lead”).

Pronunciation

Noun

יוֹבֵל • (yovél) m (plural indefinite יוֹבְלִים, singular construct יוֹבֵל־, plural construct יוֹבְלֵי־)

  1. A ram, a male sheep.
  2. A shofar, a ram's-horn trumpet.

Verb

יוּבַל • (yuvál)

  1. Third-person masculine singular future (prefix conjugation) of הוּבַל (huvál)

Etymology 3

Perhaps from the preceding.

Pronunciation

Same as the preceding.

Noun

יוֹבֵל • (yovél) m (plural indefinite יוֹבְלִים or יוֹבְלוֹת, singular construct יוֹבֵל־, plural construct יוֹבְלֵי־ or יוֹבְלוֹת־)

  1. (Jewish law) A Jubilee, a Jubilee year: a year of rest, prescribed by the Jewish Bible to occur each fiftieth year, after seven cycles of seven years.
  2. A period of fifty years.
  3. A jubilee, a period of celebration or rejoicing.

References

  • “יובל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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