וְ/רֹעֶ֖ה
𐤅/𐤓𐤏𐤄
Raah
companion
To act as a shepherd, to tend, pasture, or care for a flock; by extension, to guide, lead, or rule over people (especially in a leadership or governance role); also to graze (of animals) or to be in the role of a provider. The verb is applied both literally to livestock and metaphorically to persons entrusted with leadership or oversight. The semantic range includes contexts of providing for, protecting, and guiding.
Proverbs 13:20 · Word #7
Lexicon H7462
| Lemma | רָעָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤏𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Raah |
| Strong's | H7462 |
| Definition | To act as a shepherd, to tend, pasture, or care for a flock; by extension, to guide, lead, or rule over people (especially in a leadership or governance role); also to graze (of animals) or to be in the role of a provider. The verb is applied both literally to livestock and metaphorically to persons entrusted with leadership or oversight. The semantic range includes contexts of providing for, protecting, and guiding. |
Morphology HC/Vqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | companion |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7462-42
and shepherding
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine singular absolute, with prefixed conjunction וְ ("and"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is Qal masculine singular active participle with prefixed conjunction, indicating ongoing action: "and shepherding" or "and tending." This preserves the root sense of acting as a shepherd—caring for, guiding, and overseeing—without reducing it to a static noun like "companion." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and shepherding
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'And shepherding' reflects the participial construct of וְרֹעֶה; while metaphorical, it is accurate to the root and context. |