Hebrew edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
י־ב־ל (y-b-l)

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

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Noun edit

יוּבַל (yuválm (plural indefinite יוּבַלִּים, singular construct יוּבַל־, plural construct יוּבַלֵּי־)

  1. A tributary: a stream or river that empties into another stream or river.
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Proper noun edit

יוּבַל (yuválm

  1. a male given name, Yuvál

Etymology 2 edit

Root
י־ב־ל (y-b-l)

Related to הוֹבִיל (hovíl, to lead).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

יוֹבֵל (yovélm (plural indefinite יוֹבְלִים, singular construct יוֹבֵל־, plural construct יוֹבְלֵי־)

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

Verb edit

יוּבַל (yuvál)

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

Etymology 3 edit

Perhaps from the preceding.

Pronunciation edit

Same as the preceding.

Noun edit

יוֹבֵל (yovélm (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 edit

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

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