וַ/יִּגְוַ֖ע
𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤅𐤏
vayigeva
and breathed his last
a primitive root; to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire; die, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.
Genesis 49:33 · Word #10
Lexicon H1478
| Lemma | גָּוַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤅𐤏 |
| Transliteration | gâvaʻ |
| Strong's | H1478 |
| In-context | and breathed his last |
Morphology HC/Vqw3ms
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 | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H1478-07
and he breathed out
| Root | גוע (g-w-ʿ) |
| Core Meanings | to breathe out, expire, perish, cease breathing |
| Semantic Range | to breathe out one’s last breath, to expire, to die, to perish (often of individuals, sometimes of groups or all flesh) |
| Conceptual Significance | This verb emphasizes the physical act of life departing through breath, reflecting the Hebrew conception of life as sustained by divine breath. Its use underscores the frailty of human life and the return of breath to God who gives it. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb in Qal stem, wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine singular (Vqw3ms), indicating sequential past narrative action: "and he …". |
| Rendering Rationale | The root גוע fundamentally denotes the act of breathing out, which by implication means expiring or dying. Rendering it as "and he breathed out" preserves the concrete imagery of the Hebrew root while accurately reflecting the Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular form: a completed past action performed by a singular male subject within a narrative sequence. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root גוע (to breathe out, expire, perish, cease breathing)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1478-01 |
bigeva | in expiring |
H1478-02 |
egeva | I breathe out |
H1478-03 |
gava | he breathed out |
Word Usage (24 occurrences of H1478)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 6:17 | יִגְוָֽע | yigeva | shall perish |
| Genesis 7:21 | וַ/יִּגְוַ֞ע | vayigeva | died |
| Genesis 25:8 | וַ/יִּגְוַ֨ע | vayigeva | breathed his last |