אֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי
𐤀𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤉
ʼâras
I betrothed
To contract a formal agreement for marriage, to betroth, or engage a woman for marriage, focusing on the legal act of betrothal rather than the completed marriage itself. In biblical usage, אָרַשׂ refers specifically to initiating a binding commitment between families or individuals that precedes the actual marital union. The semantic range includes the act of making a woman legally promised to a man, the period of betrothal (distinguished from full marriage), and occasionally the social or legal relationship established by such agreement.
2 Samuel 3:14 · Word #16
Lexicon H781
| Lemma | אָרַשׂ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤓𐤔 |
| Transliteration | ʼâras |
| Strong's | H781 |
| Definition | To contract a formal agreement for marriage, to betroth, or engage a woman for marriage, focusing on the legal act of betrothal rather than the completed marriage itself. In biblical usage, אָרַשׂ refers specifically to initiating a binding commitment between families or individuals that precedes the actual marital union. The semantic range includes the act of making a woman legally promised to a man, the period of betrothal (distinguished from full marriage), and occasionally the social or legal relationship established by such agreement. |
Morphology HVpp1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | I betrothed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H781-02
I formally betrothed
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/causative nuance), perfect conjugation, 1st person common singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem conveys an active, effectual action of bringing about a formal state; thus "formally betrothed" reflects the causative-intentive nuance of initiating a binding engagement. The perfect 1st person singular is rendered "I ...ed," preserving completed action by the speaker. |
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