A woman living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.4.17; married to Heber (H2268H) § Jael = "mountain goat" the wife of Heber the Kenite who killed the general Sisera as he slept by driving a peg through his temples into the ground
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H3278 — יָעֵל
ya.el · Jael · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Judges 4:17 · יָעֵ֔לMeanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.Judges 4:18 · יָעֵל֮Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Do not be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.Judges 4:21 · יָעֵ֣לBut as he lay sleeping from exhaustion, Heber’s wife Jael took a tent peg, grabbed a hammer, and went silently to Sisera. She drove the peg through his temple and into the ground, and he died.Judges 4:22 · יָעֵל֙When Barak arrived in pursuit of Sisera, Jael went out to greet him and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his temple.Judges 5:6 · יָעֵ֔לIn the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.Judges 5:24 · יָעֵ֕לMost blessed among women is Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, most blessed of tent-dwelling women.