וַ/יֶּחֱמ֥וּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤌𐤅
yâcham
conceived
To be hot, to become warm; in human and animal contexts, to become sexually aroused or to enter into heat (rut or estrus); by extension, to conceive (usually of an animal, sometimes figuratively of a human mother). The term denotes the physical sensation of warmth but frequently carries specifically sexual connotations, especially in reference to procreation.
Genesis 30:39 · Word #1
Lexicon H3179
| Lemma | יָחַם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤇𐤌 |
| Transliteration | yâcham |
| Strong's | H3179 |
| Definition | To be hot, to become warm; in human and animal contexts, to become sexually aroused or to enter into heat (rut or estrus); by extension, to conceive (usually of an animal, sometimes figuratively of a human mother). The term denotes the physical sensation of warmth but frequently carries specifically sexual connotations, especially in reference to procreation. |
Morphology HC/Vqw3mp
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 | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | conceived |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3179-04
and they went into heat
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem preserves the simple active sense "to become hot," and in biological contexts this denotes entering sexual heat. The sequential imperfect (3rd person masculine plural) is reflected by "and they" marking past narrative action. |
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