יָאַל
yâʼal(yaw-al')
“properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition”
19 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition
Translated in KJV as
assaybeginbe contentpleasetake upon[idiom] willinglywould.
Etymology
a primitive root (probably rather the same as H2973 (יָאַל) through the idea of mental weakness);
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“And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt o…”