תִלְמַ֣ד
𐤕𐤋𐤌𐤃
lâmad
shall you learn
To learn or to be instructed, and to cause to learn (i.e. to teach); the verb covers both the process of acquiring knowledge/skill through study or experience (learn), as well as causing others to acquire such knowledge or skills (teach, instruct). The core sense is engagement in education, apprenticeship, or discipline, with use both transitive ('to teach') and intransitive ('to learn'). The semantic range includes contexts of formal instruction, habitual learning, apprenticeship in skills, or being trained/accustomed to a practice, as well as the didactic activity of teaching others.
lemba "initiate, begin, consecrate (esp. ritual)" (Umbundu) · lemba "to circumcise, initiate (esp. boys), to teach/initiate during rites" (Chokwe) · lemba "to initiate, to calm, to consecrate (esp. religious/ritual connotation)" (Lingala) +2 moreDeuteronomy 18:9 · Word #12
Lexicon H3925
| Lemma | לָמַד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤌𐤃 |
| Transliteration | lâmad |
| Strong's | H3925 |
| Definition | To learn or to be instructed, and to cause to learn (i.e. to teach); the verb covers both the process of acquiring knowledge/skill through study or experience (learn), as well as causing others to acquire such knowledge or skills (teach, instruct). The core sense is engagement in education, apprenticeship, or discipline, with use both transitive ('to teach') and intransitive ('to learn'). The semantic range includes contexts of formal instruction, habitual learning, apprenticeship in skills, or being trained/accustomed to a practice, as well as the didactic activity of teaching others. |
Morphology HVqi2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | shall you learn |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3925-30
you learn
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect conjugation, 2nd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active sense of engaging in learning. As a 2nd person masculine singular imperfect, it denotes the addressee in the process or prospect of learning, rendered concisely as "you learn." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
you learn
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Second person imperfect form with 'you' as subject is correctly captured as 'you learn'. No context adjustment needed. |
Bantu Hebrew
תִלְמַ֣ד (lâmad) — To learn or to be instructed, and to cause to learn (i.e. to teach); the verb covers both the process of acquiring knowledge/skill through study or experience (learn), as well as causing others to acquire such knowledge or skills (teach, instruct). The core sense is engagement in education, apprenticeship, or discipline, with use both transitive ('to teach') and intransitive ('to learn'). The semantic range includes contexts of formal instruction, habitual learning, apprenticeship in skills, or being trained/accustomed to a practice, as well as the didactic activity of teaching others.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| lemba | initiate, begin, consecrate (esp. ritual) | Umbundu |
| lemba | to circumcise, initiate (esp. boys), to teach/initiate during rites | Chokwe |
| lemba | to initiate, to calm, to consecrate (esp. religious/ritual connotation) | Lingala |
| lemba | instruct, educate, to initiate/teach in initiation rites | Kimbundu |
| lemba | to teach, educate, instruct | Kikongo |