כְּ/מִסְפַּ֥ד
𐤊/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤃
miçpêd
like the mourning
A formal or communal expression of grief, mourning, or lamentation, typically performed in response to death or catastrophe. The term denotes not only the act or state of mourning but also specific rituals, ceremonies, or compositions associated with grief, either individually or collectively.
Zechariah 12:11 · Word #6
Lexicon H4553
| Lemma | מִסְפֵּד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤃 |
| Transliteration | miçpêd |
| Strong's | H4553 |
| Definition | A formal or communal expression of grief, mourning, or lamentation, typically performed in response to death or catastrophe. The term denotes not only the act or state of mourning but also specific rituals, ceremonies, or compositions associated with grief, either individually or collectively. |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | like the mourning |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4553-02
like a mourning-ceremony of
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular common noun in construct state with prefixed preposition כְּ ("like/as"). |
| Rendering Rationale | מִסְפֵּד is a masculine singular noun in construct form denoting a formal, communal act of lamentation; the prefixed כְּ adds the sense "like/as." The rendering preserves the ritual and event-focused sense of the noun and reflects the construct state with "of." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
like the mourning of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Adjusted P1 from 'like a mourning-ceremony of' to 'like the mourning of' for contextual appropriateness and natural English; the word denotes public grief, not a formal ceremony in this context. |