וְ/נוֹעֲד֤וּ
𐤅/𐤍𐤅𐤏𐤃𐤅
yâʻad
shall gather
To appoint, designate, or set (a time, place, person, or event) often as part of purposeful arrangement or agreement; to agree upon or designate by mutual consent; to betroth (select for engagement/marriage). The verb expresses the intentional fixing of time, place, or purpose, frequently in contexts of communal gatherings, meetings between parties, or acts of appointment to a role or engagement for marriage. Occasionally, it also denotes assembling people together for a particular purpose or summons.
Numbers 10:4 · Word #4
Lexicon H3259
| Lemma | יָעַד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤏𐤃 |
| Transliteration | yâʻad |
| Strong's | H3259 |
| Definition | To appoint, designate, or set (a time, place, person, or event) often as part of purposeful arrangement or agreement; to agree upon or designate by mutual consent; to betroth (select for engagement/marriage). The verb expresses the intentional fixing of time, place, or purpose, frequently in contexts of communal gatherings, meetings between parties, or acts of appointment to a role or engagement for marriage. Occasionally, it also denotes assembling people together for a particular purpose or summons. |
Morphology HC/VNq3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | shall gather |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3259-10
and were appointed
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Niphal stem, sequential perfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person common plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Niphal stem gives a passive or reflexive sense of being appointed or set by prior arrangement. The 3rd person common plural form is preserved with the plural "were," and the prefixed conjunction is reflected by "and." |
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