3208. yalduth
Strong's Lexicon
yalduth: Youth, childhood

Original Word: יַלְדוּת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: yalduwth
Pronunciation: yal-dooth
Phonetic Spelling: (yal-dooth')
Definition: Youth, childhood
Meaning: boyhood

Word Origin: Derived from the root יָלַד (yalad), meaning "to bear" or "to bring forth."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3503 (neotes): Refers to youth or the state of being young.

- G3516 (neanias): A young man or youth.

Usage: The term "yalduth" refers to the period of youth or childhood. It encompasses the early stages of life characterized by growth, learning, and development. In the Hebrew Bible, it often conveys the innocence, potential, and sometimes the folly associated with youth.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, youth was a significant phase of life, marked by preparation for adult responsibilities. Education, primarily in the home, focused on religious instruction and practical skills. The family and community played crucial roles in shaping a child's character and faith. The concept of "yalduth" also carried implications of dependency and the need for guidance from elders.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from yalad
Definition
childhood, youth
NASB Translation
childhood (2), youth (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
יַלְדוּת noun feminine childhood, youth; — absolute יַלְדוּת Ecclesiastes 11:10 ("" שַׁחֲרוּת); יַלְדוּתֶ֑ךָ Ecclesiastes 11:9; = young men טַל יַלְדֻתֶ֑ךָ Psalm 110:3.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
childhood, youth

Abstractly from yeled; boyhood (or girlhood) -- childhood, youth.

see HEBREW yeled

Forms and Transliterations
בְּיַלְדוּתֶ֗יךָ בילדותיך הַיַּלְד֥וּת הילדות יַלְדֻתֶֽיךָ׃ ילדתיך׃ bə·yal·ḏū·ṯe·ḵā beyalduTeicha bəyalḏūṯeḵā haiyalDut hay·yal·ḏūṯ hayyalḏūṯ yal·ḏu·ṯe·ḵā yalduTeicha yalḏuṯeḵā
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 110:3
HEB: לְ֝ךָ֗ טַ֣ל יַלְדֻתֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: of the dawn, Your youth are to You [as] the dew.
KJV: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
INT: of the dawn You the dew your youth

Ecclesiastes 11:9
HEB: שְׂמַ֧ח בָּח֣וּר בְּיַלְדוּתֶ֗יךָ וִֽיטִֽיבְךָ֤ לִבְּךָ֙
NAS: young man, during your childhood, and let your heart
KJV: O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart
INT: Rejoice young your childhood be pleasant your heart

Ecclesiastes 11:10
HEB: מִבְּשָׂרֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי־ הַיַּלְד֥וּת וְהַֽשַּׁחֲר֖וּת הָֽבֶל׃
NAS: because childhood and the prime of life
KJV: from thy flesh: for childhood and youth
INT: your body because childhood and the prime are fleeting

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3208
3 Occurrences


bə·yal·ḏū·ṯe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
hay·yal·ḏūṯ — 1 Occ.
yal·ḏu·ṯe·ḵā — 1 Occ.















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