הַ/מֹּשֵׁ֖ל
𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤋
mâshal
who had charge
To exercise authority or control, to govern or have dominion. The verb מָשַׁל fundamentally describes situations in which a person, group, or power wields rule over others, often in the political or administrative sense. It can also refer more generally to having mastery or power over something or someone.
Genesis 24:2 · Word #7
Lexicon H4910
| Lemma | מָשַׁל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤔𐤋 |
| Transliteration | mâshal |
| Strong's | H4910 |
| Definition | To exercise authority or control, to govern or have dominion. The verb מָשַׁל fundamentally describes situations in which a person, group, or power wields rule over others, often in the political or administrative sense. It can also refer more generally to having mastery or power over something or someone. |
Morphology HTd/Vqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | who had charge |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4910-04
the ruling one
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine singular, absolute, with definite article |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine singular denotes an ongoing agent of rule—one who actively exercises authority. Rendering it as "the ruling one" preserves both the verbal force and the definite article. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the ruling one
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'The ruling one' properly conveys the participle meaning in context and matches the SILEX definition. |