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.

H6908

Ezra 7:28 · Word #17

Lexicon H6908

Lemmaקָבַץ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤒𐤁𐤑
Transliterationqâbats
Strong'sH6908
In-contextand 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

Rootקבץ (q-b-ts)
Core Meaningsgrasping, collecting, gathering together, assembling, heaping
Semantic Rangeto gather people or objects, assemble groups, collect scattered items, heap up, bring together into unity
Conceptual Significanceקבץ 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 NotesConjunction 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 RationaleThe 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