CategoryArchaic Word / Submission and Fruitfulness Term
Modern Equivalentgive; produce; surrender; submit.
KJV Word TypeVerb
DefinitionTo give, produce, surrender, or submit. In the KJV, “yield” may describe producing fruit, giving oneself over, or submitting to God or sin.
Key Verses"Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin." (Romans 6:13); "But yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead." (Romans 6:13)
KJV Usage NoteCan mean to produce fruit, give something up, or submit oneself to a power or authority.
Common MisunderstandingIt does not only mean giving up in defeat; it can mean producing fruit or willingly presenting oneself.
EtymologyFrom Old English gieldan, meaning to pay, give, or render.