אֵרַ֤שׂ
𐤀𐤓𐤔
ʼâras
has betrothed
To contract a formal agreement for marriage, to betroth, or engage a woman for marriage, focusing on the legal act of betrothal rather than the completed marriage itself. In biblical usage, אָרַשׂ refers specifically to initiating a binding commitment between families or individuals that precedes the actual marital union. The semantic range includes the act of making a woman legally promised to a man, the period of betrothal (distinguished from full marriage), and occasionally the social or legal relationship established by such agreement.
Deuteronomy 20:7 · Word #4
Lexicon H781
| Lemma | אָרַשׂ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤓𐤔 |
| Transliteration | ʼâras |
| Strong's | H781 |
| Definition | To contract a formal agreement for marriage, to betroth, or engage a woman for marriage, focusing on the legal act of betrothal rather than the completed marriage itself. In biblical usage, אָרַשׂ refers specifically to initiating a binding commitment between families or individuals that precedes the actual marital union. The semantic range includes the act of making a woman legally promised to a man, the period of betrothal (distinguished from full marriage), and occasionally the social or legal relationship established by such agreement. |
Morphology HVpp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| 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 | has betrothed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H781-01
he formally betrothed
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/causative nuance), perfect conjugation, 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem conveys an active, deliberate act of initiating a binding marriage contract. The perfect 3rd masculine singular form is rendered as "he formally betrothed," preserving both the completed action and the legal-contractual force inherent in the root. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
has betrothed
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed 'he formally betrothed' to 'has betrothed' to match the common contextual English way to describe the event, without unnecessary formality, and because it fits a narrative context. |