וְ/נִסְפָּֽה
𐤅/𐤍𐤎𐤐𐤄
çâphâh
and perishes
To sweep away, remove or destroy, especially by some overwhelming act, often by divine judgment or calamity. The verb may also refer (in a less common sense) to joining or adding to an assembly or group, particularly in a covenantal or collective context. Its fundamental image is of gathering up or consuming, which, in extended sense, can imply complete eradication, destruction, or addition.
1 Samuel 26:10 · Word #16
Lexicon H5595
| Lemma | סָפָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤎𐤐𐤄 |
| Transliteration | çâphâh |
| Strong's | H5595 |
| Definition | To sweep away, remove or destroy, especially by some overwhelming act, often by divine judgment or calamity. The verb may also refer (in a less common sense) to joining or adding to an assembly or group, particularly in a covenantal or collective context. Its fundamental image is of gathering up or consuming, which, in extended sense, can imply complete eradication, destruction, or addition. |
Morphology HC/VNp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and perishes |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5595-13
and was swept away
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Niphal stem (passive/reflexive), perfect conjugation, 3rd person masculine singular, with prefixed conjunction וְ (and). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Niphal stem conveys a passive or reflexive sense, indicating that the subject undergoes the action of the root. "Was swept away" preserves the core image of being gathered up or removed, and the prefixed conjunction וְ is reflected as "and." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and is swept away
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'and was swept away' gives past tense, but Hebrew here uses the vav-consecutive for narrative future/potential (consecutive imperfect) meaning 'and is swept away' (potential, as part of sequence of conditions). Adjusted for tense consistency in context. |