וָ/חֹ֛רֶף
𐤅/𐤇𐤓𐤐
chôreph
and winter
The autumn or early winter season; the period following harvest, marking the onset of the cold time of year in the Levant. Secondarily, by extension, may refer to the weather of winter or to 'autumn time' in general. In rare figurative contexts, denotes the arrival of maturity or ripeness (of age), or the coldness associated with the winter period.
Genesis 8:22 · Word #10
Lexicon H2779
| Lemma | חֹרֶף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤓𐤐 |
| Transliteration | chôreph |
| Strong's | H2779 |
| Definition | The autumn or early winter season; the period following harvest, marking the onset of the cold time of year in the Levant. Secondarily, by extension, may refer to the weather of winter or to 'autumn time' in general. In rare figurative contexts, denotes the arrival of maturity or ripeness (of age), or the coldness associated with the winter period. |
Morphology HC/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and winter |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2779-05
and autumn harvest-season
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וָ + masculine singular common noun, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֹרֶף denotes the season originally associated with plucking and gathering ripened produce, later extended to the autumn or early winter period. The masculine singular absolute form with prefixed conjunction is preserved as "and autumn harvest-season," retaining both the seasonal and harvest-root sense. |
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