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יָעֵל H3278
H3278 is the Hebrew word יָעֵל, transliterated Yâʻêl and said yaw-ale'. The King James Version most often renders it jael.
What it means
Jael, a Canaanite.
Where it comes from
the same as H3277 (יָעֵל).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Jael.
Verses using יָעֵל
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Judges 4:17 · KJV
Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
Judges 4:18 · KJV
And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.
Judges 4:21 · KJV
Then Jael Heber’s wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.
Judges 4:22 · KJV
And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples.
Judges 5:6 · KJV
In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.
Judges 5:24 · KJV
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3278 mean?
H3278 is the Hebrew word יָעֵל (Yâʻêl), meaning Jael, a Canaanite.
How is H3278 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it jael (6 times).
How many times does H3278 appear in the Bible?
יָעֵל (Yâʻêl) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3278 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: the same as H3277 (יָעֵל).
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