כָּנַ֤סְתִּי

𐤊𐤍𐤎𐤕𐤉

kânaç

To gather or collect (objects, people, or resources) together; to assemble persons or things into a group or place; to heap up or amass items; in later contexts, to enclose or wrap up. The term primarily conveys the purposeful bringing together of discrete entities, whether for assembly, safekeeping, or amassing.

kansa "to gather, to assemble" (Chokwe) · kãsa "to gather, to collect" (Kimbundu) · kánsa "to assemble, to collect together" (Lingala) +2 more

H3664

Ecclesiastes 2:8 · Word #1

Lexicon H3664

Lemmaכָּנַס
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤍𐤎
Transliterationkânaç
Strong'sH3664
DefinitionTo gather or collect (objects, people, or resources) together; to assemble persons or things into a group or place; to heap up or amass items; in later contexts, to enclose or wrap up. The term primarily conveys the purposeful bringing together of discrete entities, whether for assembly, safekeeping, or amassing.

Morphology HVqp1cs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 Translation H3664-01

I gathered together

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 1st person common singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal stem conveys simple active action, and the perfect 1st person singular indicates completed action by the speaker. "I gathered together" preserves the core sense of deliberately bringing discrete persons or items into one place.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

I gathered together

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 appropriately conveys the sense of the verb in context; no adjustment needed.

Bantu Hebrew

כָּנַ֤סְתִּי (kânaç) — To gather or collect (objects, people, or resources) together; to assemble persons or things into a group or place; to heap up or amass items; in later contexts, to enclose or wrap up. The term primarily conveys the purposeful bringing together of discrete entities, whether for assembly, safekeeping, or amassing.

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Word Meaning Language
kansa to gather, to assemble Chokwe
kãsa to gather, to collect Kimbundu
kánsa to assemble, to collect together Lingala
kansa to put together, to assemble, to pile up Kikongo
kansa to put together, to assemble Luba-Kasai