לְ/לַמְּדָ֖/ם
𐤋/𐤋𐤌𐤃/𐤌
lâmad
to teach them
To learn or to be instructed, and to cause to learn (i.e. to teach); the verb covers both the process of acquiring knowledge/skill through study or experience (learn), as well as causing others to acquire such knowledge or skills (teach, instruct). The core sense is engagement in education, apprenticeship, or discipline, with use both transitive ('to teach') and intransitive ('to learn'). The semantic range includes contexts of formal instruction, habitual learning, apprenticeship in skills, or being trained/accustomed to a practice, as well as the didactic activity of teaching others.
Judges 3:2 · Word #7
Lexicon H3925
| Lemma | לָמַד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤌𐤃 |
| Transliteration | lâmad |
| Strong's | H3925 |
| Definition | To learn or to be instructed, and to cause to learn (i.e. to teach); the verb covers both the process of acquiring knowledge/skill through study or experience (learn), as well as causing others to acquire such knowledge or skills (teach, instruct). The core sense is engagement in education, apprenticeship, or discipline, with use both transitive ('to teach') and intransitive ('to learn'). The semantic range includes contexts of formal instruction, habitual learning, apprenticeship in skills, or being trained/accustomed to a practice, as well as the didactic activity of teaching others. |
Morphology HR/Vpc/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to teach them |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3925-13
to instruct them
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Piel infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix ("them"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem expresses intensive or causative action, here meaning to cause to learn or to instruct. The infinitive construct with a 3rd person masculine plural suffix yields "to instruct them," preserving both the stem force and the pronominal object. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to teach them
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'to instruct them' is acceptable, but 'to teach them' aligns more closely with the common and contextual use here as the imparting of skills/knowledge. |