Strong's Hebrew · H2974
יָאַל
yâʼal · yaw-al'
assay, begin, be content, please, take upon, [idiom] willingly, would.
Definition
properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition
Derivation
a primitive root (probably rather the same as H2973 (יָאַל) through the idea of mental weakness);
Appears 19 times in Scripture
““O, Lord GOD,” Joshua said, “why did You ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to be destroyed? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!”
“David strapped his sword over the tunic and tried to walk, but he was not accustomed to them. “I cannot walk in these,” David said to Saul. “I am not accustomed to them.” So David took them off.”
“Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—”
“On the east side of the Jordan in the land of Moab, Moses began to explain this law, saying:”
“At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.”
“and agreed to stay with him, and the young man became like a son to Micah.”
“And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.””
“But the descendants of Manasseh were unable to occupy these cities, because the Canaanites were determined to stay in this land.”
“Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.”
“And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).