רֹעֵ֥ה

𐤓𐤏𐤄

Raah

shepherds

To act as a shepherd, to tend, pasture, or care for a flock; by extension, to guide, lead, or rule over people (especially in a leadership or governance role); also to graze (of animals) or to be in the role of a provider. The verb is applied both literally to livestock and metaphorically to persons entrusted with leadership or oversight. The semantic range includes contexts of providing for, protecting, and guiding.

H7462

Genesis 47:3 · Word #10

Lexicon H7462

Lemmaרָעָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤓𐤏𐤄
TransliterationRaah
Strong'sH7462
DefinitionTo act as a shepherd, to tend, pasture, or care for a flock; by extension, to guide, lead, or rule over people (especially in a leadership or governance role); also to graze (of animals) or to be in the role of a provider. The verb is applied both literally to livestock and metaphorically to persons entrusted with leadership or oversight. The semantic range includes contexts of providing for, protecting, and guiding.

Morphology HVqrmsc 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 c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

Common Translation

Phraseshepherds

SIBI-P1 Translation H7462-19

shepherding one of

Morphological NotesQal active participle, masculine singular, construct
Rendering RationaleThe Qal masculine singular active participle denotes one who is actively tending or shepherding. The construct state is reflected by "of," indicating this form governs a following noun.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

shepherds

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'shepherding one of' is not a natural or accurate rendering here. The participle רֹעֵה is best rendered 'shepherds' (noun), reflecting occupation, matching both context and SILEX definition.
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