מַבְדִּ֔יל
𐤌𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤋
mavedil
separating
a primitive root; to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.); (make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self, -ation), sever (out), [idiom] utterly.
Genesis 1:6 · Word #8
Lexicon H914
| Lemma | בָּדַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤃𐤋 |
| Transliteration | bâdal |
| Strong's | H914 |
| In-context | separating |
Morphology HVhrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H914-09
one who causes separation
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil active participle, masculine singular, absolute form. The Hiphil stem conveys causative action: "to cause to separate" or "to set apart." |
| Rendering Rationale | The form מַבְדִּיל is a Hiphil masculine singular participle from בדל, expressing causative action. "One who causes separation" preserves the root idea of dividing or setting apart while reflecting the masculine singular participial form and the causative stem. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בדל (separation, division, distinction, setting apart, differentiation)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H913-01 |
bedil | separated alloy (tin) |
H913-02 |
bedilayikhe | your separated alloys |
H913-03 |
habedil | the separated-alloy |
Word Usage (42 occurrences of H914)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:4 | וַ/יַּבְדֵּ֣ל | vayavedel | and separated |
| Genesis 1:6 | מַבְדִּ֔יל | mavedil | separating |
| Genesis 1:7 | וַ/יַּבְדֵּ֗ל | vayavedel | and he separated |