Hebrew word study
יָאַלyâʼal — properly, to yield, especially assent
Pronounced “yaw-al'”
properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition
Translated in the King James as: assay, begin, be content, please, take upon, willingly, would.
Appears 19 times in Scripture
Origin: a primitive root (probably rather the same as H2973 (יָאַל) through the idea of mental weakness);
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Genesis — 2×
Exodus — 1×
Deuteronomy — 1×
Joshua — 2×
1 Samuel — 2×
2 Samuel — 1×
1 Chronicles — 1×
Hosea — 1×
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