וְ/לַ/בְּהֵמָ֖ה

𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄

velabehemah

and for the livestock

from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective); beast, cattle.

H929

2 Kings 3:9 · Word #16

Lexicon H929

Lemmaבְּהֵמָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄
Transliterationbᵉhêmâh
Strong'sH929
In-contextand for the livestock

Morphology HC/Rd/Ncfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H929-42

and for the mute-beast

Morphological NotesConjunction וְ (and) + preposition לְ with definite article (לַ, "for/to the") + noun בְּהֵמָה, common feminine singular absolute. Though grammatically singular, it often functions as a collective noun.
Rendering RationaleThe noun בְּהֵמָה likely derives from a root conveying muteness or speechlessness, hence "mute-beast," preserving the conceptual link to an animal lacking human speech. The form is feminine singular absolute with the prefixed conjunction וְ ("and") and preposition לַ ("for/to the" with definite article), which is reflected in the rendering "and for the mute-beast."

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Words from Root בהמ (muteness, dumbness, speechlessness, beastliness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H929-01 babehemah in the mute-beast
H929-03 behemah a mute beast
H929-04 behemat mute-beast of

Word Usage (190 occurrences of H929)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:24 בְּהֵמָ֥ה behemah cattle
Genesis 1:25 הַ/בְּהֵמָה֙ habehemah the cattle
Genesis 1:26 וּ/בַ/בְּהֵמָה֙ uvabehemah and over the livestock