- Original: יבב - Transliteration: Yabab - Phonetic: yaw-bab - Definition: 1. (Piel) to cry, cry shrilly - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 834 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to bawl: - cry out. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • cried, 1 Judges 5:28