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Strong's H3276 יַעַל (yaal)

Yaal means “set forward” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H3276
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 21
Books 6

Strong's H3276 Quick Answer

Strong's H3276 יַעַל (ya`al) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ya`al (yaw-al') v. 1. (properly) to ascend 2. (figuratively) to be valuable (objectively It has 21 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include all, can, set, and do. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
ya`al (yaw-al') v. 1. (properly) to ascend 2. (figuratively) to be valuable (objectively
Usage
21 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
all, can, set, and do

Meaning and Definition

ya`al (yaw-al') v. 1. (properly) to ascend 2. (figuratively) to be valuable (objectively [a primitive root] KJV: X at all, set forward, can do good, (be, have) profit, (able).

Original Word
יַעַל
Transliteration
ya`al
Derivation
Root: יעל
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3276. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H3276 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ya`al, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H3276 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 21 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3276 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3276 in the Old Testament

21 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 12:21 KJV

And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.

Job 15:3 KJV

Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

Job 21:15 KJV

What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Usage Excerpts

First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3276.

1 Samuel 12:21 Old Testament, KJV
And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
Job 15:3 Old Testament, KJV
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Job 21:15 Old Testament, KJV
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Job 30:13 Old Testament, KJV
They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.
Job 35:3 Old Testament, KJV
For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
Proverbs 10:2 Old Testament, KJV
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Proverbs 11:4 Old Testament, KJV
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Isaiah 30:5 Old Testament, KJV
They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
Isaiah 30:6 Old Testament, KJV
The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
Isaiah 44:9 Old Testament, KJV
They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.
Isaiah 44:10 Old Testament, KJV
Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?
Isaiah 47:12 Old Testament, KJV
Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
Isaiah 48:17 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
Isaiah 57:12 Old Testament, KJV
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
Jeremiah 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
Jeremiah 2:11 Old Testament, KJV
Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
Jeremiah 7:8 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.
Jeremiah 12:13 Old Testament, KJV
They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
Jeremiah 16:19 Old Testament, KJV
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
Jeremiah 23:32 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD.
Habakkuk 2:18 Old Testament, KJV
What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3276, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 4 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 7 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 6 usages, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3276 FAQ

What does yaal (יַעַל) mean?

Yaal (Strong's H3276) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "set forward". ya`al (yaw-al') v. 1. (properly) to ascend 2. (figuratively) to be valuable (objectively

How many times is yaal (יַעַל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's H3276 across 6 books.

Where can I study yaal (יַעַל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3276 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yaal (יַעַל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as all, can, set, and do. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.