ילד

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ילד

/jald/
/ˈjɛ.lɛð/
/ˈje.led/ Modern Israeli
/jaːˈlad/
/jɔ.ˈlað/
/jaˈlad/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *walad-. Compare Arabic وَلَد (walad, “child”), وَلَدَ (walada, “to give birth”), Ge'ez ወልድ (wäld, “child”).

noun יֶלֶד · yéled · יְלָדִים · יֶלֶד־ · יַלְדֵי־ · יַלְדָּה

a (male) child, a (male) kid, a boy (a male child)
specifically a son (a person's (male) offspring or occasionally, kin [see usage note regarding the plural]) כמה ילדים יש לכם?
derogatory a child (an immature adult)
used of a (male) peer of one's own age group ילד מהכתה שלי

verb יָלַד · yalád · נוֹלַד · לָלֶדֶת · יְלִידָה · יָלוּד

construction pa'al, of a woman to give birth ("to child"; beget a descendant)

In English

boy male child
child a minor
give birth produce new life
kid child (colloq.)
beget procreate

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ילד},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%93},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}