וַ/יִּמְכֹּ֥ר

𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤊𐤓

mâkar

and he sold

To sell, to transfer possession or ownership of goods, property, land, or persons through a transactional process that often involves exchange for a price or compensation. The verb is used both for commercial transactions (as with merchandise or land) and for more consequential transfers such as selling individuals (including oneself or family members) into servitude or slavery. It can also be used figuratively to describe yielding, surrendering, or betraying someone or something.

H4376

Genesis 25:33 · Word #8

Lexicon H4376

Lemmaמָכַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤊𐤓
Transliterationmâkar
Strong'sH4376
DefinitionTo sell, to transfer possession or ownership of goods, property, land, or persons through a transactional process that often involves exchange for a price or compensation. The verb is used both for commercial transactions (as with merchandise or land) and for more consequential transfers such as selling individuals (including oneself or family members) into servitude or slavery. It can also be used figuratively to describe yielding, surrendering, or betraying someone or something.

Morphology HC/Vqw3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phraseand he sold

SIBI-P1 Translation H4376-42

and he sold

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal stem expresses the simple active act of selling or transferring ownership. The sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol) 3rd masculine singular form conveys a completed past action in narrative sequence, hence "and he sold."

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

and he sold

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 is the accurate rendering of the narrative and consistent with SILEX, describing the transactional event.