רֹע֥וֹת
𐤓𐤏𐤅𐤕
Raah
feeding
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.
Job 1:14 · Word #10
Lexicon H7462
| Lemma | רָעָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤏𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Raah |
| Strong's | H7462 |
| Definition | 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. |
Morphology HVqrfpa
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 | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | feeding |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7462-25
seeing ones
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, active participle, feminine plural, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle conveys ongoing or characteristic action, "ones who are seeing." The feminine plural form is preserved by rendering it as a plural participial noun, reflecting those characterized by seeing or perceiving. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
grazing
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'seeing ones' is a misrendering; the participle refers to pasturing/tending. 'Grazing' is the contextually correct verbal rendering for donkeys in a pastoral setting. |