שְׁפַר֙
𐤔𐤐𐤓
shᵉphar
he excelled
To be pleasing, to be beautiful, to be appropriate or good in appearance or quality according to a standard; in some contexts, denotes that which is satisfactory or pleasing, either aesthetically or in terms of acceptability.
Daniel 6:2 · Word #1
Lexicon H8232
| Lemma | שְׁפַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | shᵉphar |
| Strong's | H8232 |
| Definition | To be pleasing, to be beautiful, to be appropriate or good in appearance or quality according to a standard; in some contexts, denotes that which is satisfactory or pleasing, either aesthetically or in terms of acceptability. |
Morphology AVqp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | |
| 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 | he excelled |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8232-01
he was pleasing
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Peal (simple stem), perfect, 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Peal (simple active) perfect 3ms form expresses a completed or stative condition: "he was pleasing." This preserves the root sense of beauty or acceptability without narrowing it to purely visual or evaluative excellence. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
he was pleasing
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | SIBI-P1 is accurate; the context is Darius being pleased or excelling; SILEX supports the sense of being pleasing or satisfactory, fitting the context. No adjustment needed. |