וַ/יִּקָּבְצ֣וּ

𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤅

qâbats

and gathered

To gather together, collect, or assemble entities (such as people, objects, or substances) into one place or group, often implying purposeful or coordinated action. The verb appears in both literal contexts—as in physically gathering people or things—and figurative contexts, expressing acts of uniting, assembling, or accumulating, with particular emphasis on purposeful collection or regrouping.

H6908

2 Chronicles 13:7 · Word #1

Lexicon H6908

Lemmaקָבַץ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤒𐤁𐤑
Transliterationqâbats
Strong'sH6908
DefinitionTo gather together, collect, or assemble entities (such as people, objects, or substances) into one place or group, often implying purposeful or coordinated action. The verb appears in both literal contexts—as in physically gathering people or things—and figurative contexts, expressing acts of uniting, assembling, or accumulating, with particular emphasis on purposeful collection or regrouping.

Morphology HC/VNw3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

Common Translation

Phraseand gathered

SIBI-P1 Translation H6908-41

and they were gathered

Morphological NotesVerb, Niphal stem (passive/reflexive), sequential imperfect (waw-consecutive), 3rd person masculine plural.
Rendering RationaleThe Niphal stem conveys a passive or reflexive sense of the root קבץ, indicating that the subjects underwent gathering rather than actively gathering others. The sequential imperfect with prefixed וַ expresses past narrative sequence, and the 3rd masculine plural is preserved as "they."

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

and they were gathered

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 accurately reflects the passive plural form and matches the SILEX definition in the given context.