וּ/לְ/אֹפֽוֹת
𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤐𐤅𐤕
uleofot
bakers
a primitive root; to cook, especially to bake; bake(-r, (-meats)).
1 Samuel 8:13 · Word #6
Lexicon H644
| Lemma | אָפָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤐𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʼâphâh |
| Strong's | H644 |
| In-context | bakers |
Morphology HC/R/Vqrfpa
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 | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H644-11
and to the baking-women
| Root | אפה (ʾ-p-h) |
| Core Meanings | to bake, to cook by heat, to prepare bread or food in an oven |
| Semantic Range | to bake bread, to cook food by fire or oven, to act as a baker; by extension, baked goods or those professionally engaged in baking |
| Conceptual Significance | Baking was central to daily sustenance in ancient Israel, with bread as a staple food. Female bakers appear in both domestic and royal settings, highlighting organized food preparation and the essential role of women in sustaining households and courts. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ + preposition לְ + Qal active participle feminine plural absolute of אָפָה. The participial form functions substantivally to denote female bakers. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form אֹפוֹת is a Qal active participle feminine plural, denoting women who are engaged in baking. The prefixed וּלְ adds "and to," preserving the conjunction and prepositional sense. Rendering it as "the baking-women" reflects both the verbal root meaning (to bake) and the explicitly feminine plural morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אפה (to bake, to cook by heat, to prepare bread or food in an oven)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H644-01 |
afah | he baked |
H644-02 |
afiti | I have baked |
H644-03 |
efu | Bake, you (masculine plural)! |
Word Usage (25 occurrences of H644)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:3 | אָפָ֖ה | afah | he baked |
| Genesis 40:1 | וְ/הָ/אֹפֶ֑ה | vehaofeh | and the baker |
| Genesis 40:2 | הָ/אוֹפִֽים | haofim | baker |