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.

H914

Genesis 1:6 · Word #8

Lexicon H914

Lemmaבָּדַל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤃𐤋
Transliterationbâdal
Strong'sH914
In-contextseparating

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 NotesHiphil active participle, masculine singular, absolute form. The Hiphil stem conveys causative action: "to cause to separate" or "to set apart."
Rendering RationaleThe 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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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