yal.dut denotes youth, portrayed as a passing stage of life and, in poetic imagery, as something likened to dew.

The attested uses present youth as a stage of life: it is addressed in calls to rejoice and remember judgment, called fleeting alongside dark hair, and used in the poetic phrase “the dew of your youth.”

1. Youth as a life stage and poetic image · dominant

   In Ecclesiastes 11:9, the plural construct form occurs in an address to youth that calls for rejoicing, walking according to heart and sight, and recognizing coming judgment; the APB renders the repeated clause with “your youth.” In Ecclesiastes 11:10, the singular absolute form stands in the statement that youth and dark hair are vanity, while Psalm 110:3 places a construct form in the poetic clause the APB renders “the dew of your youth.”

   Ecclesiastes 11:9Ecclesiastes 11:10Psalm 110:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “youth” in all three verses, including “the dew of your youth” in Psalm 110:3. These renderings confirm the verses' overall presentation rather than isolate every contribution of the Hebrew form.