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Hebrew wordlink #143033

OSHB 2 Sam 3:11 יָכֹל (yākol) Strongs=3201 Lemma=‘יָכֹל’
contextual word gloss=‘he_was_able’ word gloss=‘could’
Morphology=Vqp3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular
Year=-1048 TimeSeries=Reign_of_David

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Other uses (8) of identical word form יָכֹל (Morphology=Vqp3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘יָכֹל’ (Morphology=Vqp3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) has 2 different glosses: ‘he_prevailed’, ‘he_was_able’.

GEN 32:26 contextual word gloss=‘he_prevailed’ word gloss=‘prevail’ OSHB GEN 32:26 word 4

OET-LV: 26  and_he/it _saw if/because _that not he _prevailed to_him/it and_he _touched (in)_the_socket _of his _thigh _of_of and_ the _socket _of _it _was _dislocated of _the _thigh _of of_Yaˊₐqoⱱ when_he_wrestled with_him/it. (GEN_32:26)

OET-RV: 26 Then the man said, “Release me now, because it’s already dawning.”
¶ “I won’t release you until you bless me,” Yacob responded. (GEN 32:26)

GEN 45:1 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_able’ word gloss=‘could’ OSHB GEN 45:1 word 2

OET-LV: 45 And_not Yōşēf/(Joseph) he _was _able to_restrain _himself to_all/each/any/every those_who _were_standing on/upon/above_him/it and_he/it _called send _out every _of man from_with_me and_not anyone he _stood with_him/it when_ Yōşēf _made _himself _known to brothers _of_his. (GEN_45:1)

OET-RV: 45 By now, Yosef wasn’t able to control himself in front of everyone who was standing around, and he called out, “Send everyone else out!” So Yosef was alone when he revealed himself to his brothers, (GEN 45:1)

EXO 40:35 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_able’ word gloss=‘able’ OSHB EXO 40:35 word 2

OET-LV: 35 And_not Mosheh he _was _able to_go into the _tent _of meeting if/because it _had _settled _down on/upon/above_him/it the_cloud and_the _glory _of YHWH it _had _filled DOM the_tabernacle. (EXO_40:35)

OET-RV: 35 and Mosheh was unable to enter the tent because the cloud had settled on it and Yahweh’s splendour had filled the residence. (EXO 40:35)

1 KI 5:17 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_able’ word gloss=‘could’ OSHB 1 KI 5:17 word 8

OET-LV: 17  you you _know DOM Dāvid father _of_my if/because _that not he _was _able to_build a _house for_the _name _of YHWH his/its_god from_face/in _front _of the_war which they_had _surrounded _him until gave YHWH DOM_them under the _soles _of my _feet _of_of. (KI1_5:17)

OET-RV: 17 The king commanded them to quarry large, valuable blocks of dressed stone for the temple foundations. (KI1 5:17)

1 KI 13:4 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_able’ word gloss=‘could’ OSHB 1 KI 13:4 word 28

OET-LV: 4 And_he/it _was just_as _heard the_king DOM the _message _of the _man _of the_ʼElohīm which he _called _out on the_altar in_house _of ^ʼēl and_ Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) _he _stretched _out DOM his/its_hand from_under the_altar to_say seize_him his/its_hand and_it _dried _up which he _had _stretched _out on/upon/above_him/it and_not he _was _able to_bring_it _back to_him/it. (KI1_13:4)

OET-RV: 4 The moment the King Yarave’am heard the message that the man of God had called out against the altar at Beyt-El, he called for the man to be arrested. However, the arm that he used to point to him over the altar suddenly became paralysed and he wasn’t able to pull it back. (KI1 13:4)

1 KI 14:4 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_able’ word gloss=‘could’ OSHB 1 KI 14:4 word 13

OET-LV: 4 And_she _did thus the _wife _of Yārāⱱəˊām and_she/it _arose and_she _went Shiloh and_she _went the _house _of ʼAḩiy^yāh and_ʼAḩiy^yāh not he _was _able to_see if/because eyes _of_his they _were _fixed from_his _old _of_age. (KI1_14:4)

OET-RV: 4 So his wife got ready and went to Ahiyyah’s house at Shiloh. Ahiyyah was now very elderly and not able to see, (KI1 14:4)

1 CHR 21:30 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_able’ word gloss=‘could’ OSHB 1 CHR 21:30 word 2

OET-LV: 30 And_not Dāvid he _was _able to_go before_it to_ god _seek if/because he _was _terrified from_face/in _front _of the _sword _of the _messenger _of YHWH. (CH1_21:30)

OET-RV: 30 David wasn’t able to go there to ask God’s direction because he was terrified of Yahweh’s messenger’s sword. (CH1 21:30)

ISA 7:1 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_able’ word gloss=‘could’ OSHB ISA 7:1 word 23

OET-LV: 7 and_he/it _was in_the _days _of ʼĀḩāz the _son _of Yōtām/(Jotham) the _son _of ˊUzziy^yāh the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) Rəʦīn he _went _up the _king _of ʼArām and_Fəqaḩ^yāh the _son _of Rəmal^yāhū the _king _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) for_battle on/upon_it(f) and_not he _was _able to_engage _in _battle on_it. (ISA_7:1)

OET-RV: 7 During the reign of King Ahaz (son of Yotam, son of Uzziyah) in Yehudah (Judah), King Retsin from Aram and King Pekah (son of Remaliah) from Yisrael, went up to Yerushalem attack it, but they weren’t able to conquer it. (ISA 7:1)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘יָכֹל’’ have 3 different glosses: ‘certainly_(prevail)’, ‘he_prevailed’, ‘he_was_able’.