יִזְרָ֑ע

𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏

zâraʻ

will sow

To sow or scatter seed; by extension, to plant, to seed the ground. The term also figuratively refers to producing offspring, propagating, or disseminating (ideas, descendants, or actions) in various contexts. In agricultural settings it denotes the actual act of planting seeds in the ground; in familial and genealogical settings, it conveys the idea of fathering or bringing about progeny or descendants; and figuratively in poetic and prophetic literature, it may refer to spreading or causing something to multiply or propagate.

H2232

Ecclesiastes 11:4 · Word #4

Lexicon H2232

Lemmaזָרַע
Lemma (Paleo)𐤆𐤓𐤏
Transliterationzâraʻ
Strong'sH2232
DefinitionTo sow or scatter seed; by extension, to plant, to seed the ground. The term also figuratively refers to producing offspring, propagating, or disseminating (ideas, descendants, or actions) in various contexts. In agricultural settings it denotes the actual act of planting seeds in the ground; in familial and genealogical settings, it conveys the idea of fathering or bringing about progeny or descendants; and figuratively in poetic and prophetic literature, it may refer to spreading or causing something to multiply or propagate.

Morphology HVqi3ms 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 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phrasewill sow

SIBI-P1 Translation H2232-26

he will sow

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem (simple active), imperfect conjugation, 3rd person masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular form denotes a simple active action performed by a masculine singular subject. "He will sow" preserves both the core agricultural root meaning of scattering seed and the future/incomplete aspect of the imperfect.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

he will sow

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 correctly reflects the future masculine singular verb as required by the context.