כָּר֨וּ/הָ֙
𐤊𐤓𐤅/𐤄
kârâh
dug it
To dig, bore, or excavate, with primary reference to cutting into the ground or another surface. The term can be used concretely for the manual process of digging (e.g., wells, pits, graves) and more rarely is extended metaphorically for the act of scheming, plotting, or devising—especially in the sense of laying a trap or preparing harm. The concept further extends by metonymy to preparing or making something, particularly a feast, by provisioning and setting up through labor.
Numbers 21:18 · Word #4
Lexicon H3738
| Lemma | כָּרָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤓𐤄 |
| Transliteration | kârâh |
| Strong's | H3738 |
| Definition | To dig, bore, or excavate, with primary reference to cutting into the ground or another surface. The term can be used concretely for the manual process of digging (e.g., wells, pits, graves) and more rarely is extended metaphorically for the act of scheming, plotting, or devising—especially in the sense of laying a trap or preparing harm. The concept further extends by metonymy to preparing or making something, particularly a feast, by provisioning and setting up through labor. |
Morphology HVqp3cp/Sp3fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | dug it |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3738-06
they dug her
| Morphological Notes | Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural with 3rd feminine singular pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal perfect 3rd person common plural indicates a completed action by "they," and the 3rd feminine singular suffix is rendered as "her." "Dug" preserves the root’s primary sense of excavation or cutting into. |
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