Know the Word.

Hebrew word

yâʼal

yaw-al'

יָאַל

What it means

properly, to yield, especially assent

properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition

Where it comes from

a primitive root (probably rather the same as yâʼal (יָאַל) through the idea of mental weakness)

How the King James translates it

  • content7
  • would3
  • please3
  • taken2
  • began1
  • pleased1
  • assayed1
  • willingly1

Every place it appears 19

Genesis18:2718:31
Exodus2:21
Deuteronomy1:5
Joshua7:717:12
1 Samuel12:2217:39
2 Samuel7:29
2 Kings5:236:3
1 Chronicles17:27
Hosea5:11