וַ/יְסַפְּרוּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤐𐤓𐤅
çâphar
and they told
To count, enumerate, or take a census; by extension, to relate, recount, or narrate an account. The verb סָפַר is used both in reference to concrete acts of counting or recording (such as tallying people or objects) and to verbal communication that 'counts out' or describes details of events or information. In intensive forms, the verb can also mean to narrate, declare, or praise by recounting (as in poetic or liturgical contexts).
Numbers 13:27 · Word #1
Lexicon H5608
| Lemma | סָפַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤎𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | çâphar |
| Strong's | H5608 |
| Definition | To count, enumerate, or take a census; by extension, to relate, recount, or narrate an account. The verb סָפַר is used both in reference to concrete acts of counting or recording (such as tallying people or objects) and to verbal communication that 'counts out' or describes details of events or information. In intensive forms, the verb can also mean to narrate, declare, or praise by recounting (as in poetic or liturgical contexts). |
Morphology HC/Vpw3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive 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 | and they told |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5608-42
and they recounted
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive), sequential imperfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem intensifies the act of counting into deliberate recounting or narrating. The sequential imperfect 3rd masculine plural is reflected by "and they," preserving both number and gender in a natural English form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and they recounted
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 is root-faithful, contextually matches the Hebrew verb for relating a report, as per the SILEX definition. |