יִגְוָֽע
𐤉𐤂𐤅𐤏
gâvaʻ
shall perish
To expire, to cease breathing, or to die (often in the sense of a peaceful or natural death). In the Hebrew Bible, גָּוַע is used to describe the end of life, typically indicating a natural or nonviolent death, and is often reserved for describing the death of notable personages such as patriarchs or monarchs. Unlike other terms for death, it emphasizes the physical act of expiring rather than violent loss of life or judicial execution.
Genesis 6:17 · Word #21
Lexicon H1478
| Lemma | גָּוַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤅𐤏 |
| Transliteration | gâvaʻ |
| Strong's | H1478 |
| Definition | To expire, to cease breathing, or to die (often in the sense of a peaceful or natural death). In the Hebrew Bible, גָּוַע is used to describe the end of life, typically indicating a natural or nonviolent death, and is often reserved for describing the death of notable personages such as patriarchs or monarchs. Unlike other terms for death, it emphasizes the physical act of expiring rather than violent loss of life or judicial execution. |
Morphology HVqi3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | shall perish |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1478-11
he will breathe his last
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 3ms form denotes a simple future action by a masculine singular subject. "He will breathe his last" preserves the root’s emphasis on expiring or ceasing breath rather than violent death. |
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