יָאַל (yāʾal) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning shew willingness. It appears
19 times
in 11 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2974).
Also rendered
be willing
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 831)
Range of meaning (TWOT 831)shew willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake; yield, assent; assay, begin, be content, please, take upon, would
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
יָאַלverb: shew willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake
only Hiphil shew willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake to do anything (and do it)
Strong's H2974יָאַל: properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition KJV:assay, begin, be content, please, take upon, × willingly, would.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.