וַֽ/יְקַבְּלוּ֙
𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤋𐤅
qâbal
and the Levites received
To receive or accept something offered, given, or communicated—whether physically (such as objects, messages, offerings) or more abstractly (such as news, instruction, or responsibility). The root can also carry the sense of taking possession, taking up, or accepting onto oneself a charge or duty. In some contexts it extends to the act of meeting or confronting someone or something.
2 Chronicles 29:16 · Word #18
Lexicon H6901
| Lemma | קָבַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤁𐤋 |
| Transliteration | qâbal |
| Strong's | H6901 |
| Definition | To receive or accept something offered, given, or communicated—whether physically (such as objects, messages, offerings) or more abstractly (such as news, instruction, or responsibility). The root can also carry the sense of taking possession, taking up, or accepting onto oneself a charge or duty. In some contexts it extends to the act of meeting or confronting someone or something. |
Morphology HC/Vpw3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| 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
| Phrase | and the Levites received |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6901-06
and they accepted
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Piel stem (intensive/active); sequential imperfect (vav-consecutive); 3rd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root קבל means to receive or accept. The Piel sequential imperfect 3rd masculine plural form conveys a completed past action in narrative sequence, rendered concisely as "and they accepted," preserving both the active stem and plural masculine subject. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and they received
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'And they received' fits the narrative and SILEX definition better than 'and they accepted' given the context of physical transfer; 'receive' is the more normal idiom for temple procedures. |