וַֽ/יְרַקְּע֖וּ/ם
𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤒𐤏𐤅/𐤌
râqaʻ
and they beat them
To hammer, beat, or flatten a material, especially metal, into thin sheets or plates; to spread out or overlay by pounding. The term can refer to literal physical processes (such as the hammering of metal to create a covering or plating) or figuratively to the spreading out of something broad and thin (such as 'the sky' conceived as a broad expanse).
Numbers 17:4 · Word #10
Lexicon H7554
| Lemma | רָקַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤒𐤏 |
| Transliteration | râqaʻ |
| Strong's | H7554 |
| Definition | To hammer, beat, or flatten a material, especially metal, into thin sheets or plates; to spread out or overlay by pounding. The term can refer to literal physical processes (such as the hammering of metal to create a covering or plating) or figuratively to the spreading out of something broad and thin (such as 'the sky' conceived as a broad expanse). |
Morphology HC/Vpw3mp/Sp3mp
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 beat them |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7554-08
they hammered them out
| Morphological Notes | Piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem conveys an intensive action of hammering or beating into thinness or breadth. The 3rd person masculine plural form with a 3mp suffix is preserved as "they hammered them out," retaining both subject and object plurality. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
they hammered them out
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 expresses the meaning of the verb and the object suffix as described in the SILEX definition; correct as is for the context of hammering bronze. |