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.
Genesis 25:33 · Word #8
Lexicon H4376
| Lemma | מָכַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤊𐤓 |
| Transliteration | mâkar |
| Strong's | H4376 |
| Definition | 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. |
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
| Phrase | and he sold |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4376-42
and he sold
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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 P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 is the accurate rendering of the narrative and consistent with SILEX, describing the transactional event. |