וַ/יִּשְׂרֹ֖ף

𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤐

vayiserof

and he burned

a primitive root; to be (causatively, set) on fire; (cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.

H8313

2 Chronicles 15:16 · Word #17

Lexicon H8313

Lemmaשָׂרַף
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤓𐤐
Transliterationsâraph
Strong'sH8313
In-contextand he burned

Morphology HC/Vqw3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H8313-35

and he set aflame

Morphological NotesVerb; Qal stem; wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine singular. Narrative past tense form commonly used in sequential storytelling.
Rendering RationaleThe verb is Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular, indicating a completed past narrative action: "and he…". "Set aflame" preserves the core root idea of initiating burning or causing something to be consumed by fire, while accurately reflecting the masculine singular subject.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שרף (burning, combustion, consuming by fire, incineration)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8316-01 haserefah the burning
H8313-01 haserufim the burned ones
H5636-01 hasirepad the burning-brier

Word Usage (117 occurrences of H8313)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 11:3 וְ/נִשְׂרְפָ֖ה veniserefah and burn
Genesis 38:24 וְ/תִשָּׂרֵֽף vetisaref and let her be burned
Exodus 12:10 תִּשְׂרֹֽפוּ tiserofu you shall burn