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יְבוּל H2981

H2981 is the Hebrew word יְבוּל, transliterated yᵉbûwl and said yeb-ool'. The King James Version most often renders it increase.

Word: יְבוּלTransliteration: yᵉbûwlSaid: yeb-ool'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 11 verses

What it means

produce, i.e. a crop or (figuratively) wealth.

Where it comes from

from H2986 (יָבַל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

increase 8×fruit 1×also their increase 1×neither shall fruit 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: fruit, increase.

Verses using יְבוּל

All 11 verses, quoted in full.

Leviticus 26:4 · KJV

Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.

Leviticus 26:20 · KJV

And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.

Deuteronomy 11:17 · KJV

And then the LORD’s wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you.

Deuteronomy 32:22 · KJV

For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

Judges 6:4 · KJV

And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

Job 20:28 · KJV

The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.

Psalm 67:6 · KJV

Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.

Psalm 78:46 · KJV

He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.

Ezekiel 34:27 · KJV

And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them.

Habakkuk 3:17 · KJV

Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

Zechariah 8:12 · KJV

For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2981 mean?

H2981 is the Hebrew word יְבוּל (yᵉbûwl), meaning produce, i.e. a crop or (figuratively) wealth.

How is H2981 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it increase (8 times), fruit (1 time), also their increase (1 time), neither shall fruit (1 time).

How many times does H2981 appear in the Bible?

יְבוּל (yᵉbûwl) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2981 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2986 (יָבַל).

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