לִ/קְבֹּ֤ר
𐤋/𐤒𐤁𐤓
qâbar
to bury
To bury, to place a deceased person in a grave or tomb; more broadly, to conduct funeral rites associated with placing a body in the ground or cave. The verb encompasses the acts of interring or entombing the dead, whether by individuals or groups, and sometimes by implication, the honoring or care for the dead through burial.
Genesis 23:8 · Word #8
Lexicon H6912
| Lemma | קָבַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | qâbar |
| Strong's | H6912 |
| Definition | To bury, to place a deceased person in a grave or tomb; more broadly, to conduct funeral rites associated with placing a body in the ground or cave. The verb encompasses the acts of interring or entombing the dead, whether by individuals or groups, and sometimes by implication, the honoring or care for the dead through burial. |
Morphology HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to bury |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6912-05
to bury
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, infinitive construct with prefixed ל indicating purpose or result ("to bury"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal infinitive construct with prefixed ל expresses the simple verbal action in its basic stem, meaning "to bury" or "to inter." This rendering preserves the core root sense of placing a deceased person in a grave without adding contextual nuance. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to bury
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | This matches the verb's literal meaning in funeral context; P1 is contextually correct. |