וּ/מֹשֵֽׁל

𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤋

mâshal

or ruler

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.

H4910

Proverbs 6:7 · Word #6

Lexicon H4910

Lemmaמָשַׁל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤔𐤋
Transliterationmâshal
Strong'sH4910
DefinitionTo 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/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

Phraseor ruler

SIBI-P1 Translation H4910-26

and one who rules

Morphological NotesQal active participle, masculine singular absolute, with prefixed conjunction וּ (“and”).
Rendering RationaleThe Qal active participle masculine singular denotes an ongoing or characteristic action, describing a male individual exercising rule. "One who rules" preserves the active, durative sense of the participle and reflects the root meaning of exercising authority.

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