וְ/אָ֤בַד
𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤃
ʼâbad
and will perish
To be lost, to perish, to come to ruin or destruction. Used to describe the state of being lost (literally or figuratively), perishing in adversity, or experiencing complete ruin or obliteration. In causative stems, to destroy or bring to ruin. The verb is used for physical objects, people, entire communities, moral character, or outcomes, ranging from simple loss and disappearance to annihilation or death.
Zechariah 9:5 · Word #11
Lexicon H6
| Lemma | אָבַד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤁𐤃 |
| Transliteration | ʼâbad |
| Strong's | H6 |
| Definition | To be lost, to perish, to come to ruin or destruction. Used to describe the state of being lost (literally or figuratively), perishing in adversity, or experiencing complete ruin or obliteration. In causative stems, to destroy or bring to ruin. The verb is used for physical objects, people, entire communities, moral character, or outcomes, ranging from simple loss and disappearance to annihilation or death. |
Morphology HC/Vqp3ms
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 | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and will perish |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6-62
and he perished
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential perfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple intransitive sense "to perish" or "to be lost." The sequential perfect with prefixed וְ conveys a past narrative sequence, and the 3rd masculine singular form requires "he perished." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and it perished
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Adjusted to 'and he perished' to match the Hebrew perfect aspect describing a completed action in past narrative context. |