וָ/אֶקְבְּצָ֧/ה
𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤁𐤑/𐤄
vaeqebetsah
and I gathered
a primitive root; to grasp, i.e. collect; assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, [idiom] surely, take up.
Ezra 7:28 · Word #17
Lexicon H6908
| Lemma | קָבַץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤁𐤑 |
| Transliteration | qâbats |
| Strong's | H6908 |
| In-context | and I gathered |
Morphology HC/Vqw1cs/Sh
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 | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H6908-38
and I gathered together
| Root | קבץ (q-b-ts) |
| Core Meanings | grasping, collecting, gathering together, assembling, heaping |
| Semantic Range | to gather people or objects, assemble groups, collect scattered items, heap up, bring together into unity |
| Conceptual Significance | קבץ is frequently used for the gathering of Israel—whether from exile, for worship, or for battle—making it a key verb in themes of restoration, covenant renewal, and divine regathering of a dispersed people. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction ו + Qal wayyiqtol (converted imperfect) 1cs of קבץ, with paragogic ה (cohortative-like ending) that can add emphasis or resolve but does not change the first-person singular reference. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root קבץ conveys the act of grasping and collecting into one place. In the Qal stem it expresses simple active gathering. The form is a waw-consecutive (wayyiqtol) 1st person common singular with paragogic ה, yielding a past narrative sense: "and I gathered together," preserving both the root sense of collection and the first-person singular subject. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root קבץ (grasping, collecting, gathering together, assembling, heaping)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6908-01 |
aqabets | I will gather together |
H6908-02 |
aqabetsah | Let me gather together |
H6908-03 |
aqabetsekha | I will gather you in |
Word Usage (127 occurrences of H6908)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 41:35 | וְ/יִקְבְּצ֗וּ | veyiqebetsu | and let them gather |
| Genesis 41:48 | וַ/יִּקְבֹּ֞ץ | vayiqebots | gathered |
| Genesis 49:2 | הִקָּבְצ֥וּ | hiqavetsu | Gather together |