וּ/בִ/מְשֹׁ֥ל
𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤋
mâshal
but when [the wicked] rule
To exercise authority or control, to govern or have dominion. The verb מָשַׁל fundamentally describes situations in which a person, group, or power wields rule over others, often in the political or administrative sense. It can also refer more generally to having mastery or power over something or someone.
Proverbs 29:2 · Word #5
Lexicon H4910
| Lemma | מָשַׁל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤔𐤋 |
| Transliteration | mâshal |
| Strong's | H4910 |
| Definition | To exercise authority or control, to govern or have dominion. The verb מָשַׁל fundamentally describes situations in which a person, group, or power wields rule over others, often in the political or administrative sense. It can also refer more generally to having mastery or power over something or someone. |
Morphology HC/R/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | but when [the wicked] rule |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4910-28
and in ruling
| Morphological Notes | Qal infinitive construct with prefixed conjunction וּ and preposition בִ. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal infinitive construct מְשֹׁל expresses the verbal idea "ruling" or "to rule" in its simple active sense. The prefixed conjunction וּ (and) and preposition בִ (in) together yield "and in ruling," preserving both the morphology and the root sense of exercising authority. |
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