וְ/אֵרַשְׂתִּ֥י/ךְ
𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤉/𐤊
ʼâras
and I will betroth you
To contract a formal agreement for marriage, to betroth, or engage a woman for marriage, focusing on the legal act of betrothal rather than the completed marriage itself. In biblical usage, אָרַשׂ refers specifically to initiating a binding commitment between families or individuals that precedes the actual marital union. The semantic range includes the act of making a woman legally promised to a man, the period of betrothal (distinguished from full marriage), and occasionally the social or legal relationship established by such agreement.
Hosea 2:21 · Word #1
Lexicon H781
| Lemma | אָרַשׂ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤓𐤔 |
| Transliteration | ʼâras |
| Strong's | H781 |
| Definition | To contract a formal agreement for marriage, to betroth, or engage a woman for marriage, focusing on the legal act of betrothal rather than the completed marriage itself. In biblical usage, אָרַשׂ refers specifically to initiating a binding commitment between families or individuals that precedes the actual marital union. The semantic range includes the act of making a woman legally promised to a man, the period of betrothal (distinguished from full marriage), and occasionally the social or legal relationship established by such agreement. |
Morphology HC/Vpq1cs/Sp2fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and I will betroth you |
SIBI-P1 Translation H781-07
and I will betroth you
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem, sequential perfect (vav-consecutive), 1st person common singular with 2nd person feminine singular pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the root sense of entering a formal marriage contract (ארשׂ) and reflects the Piel stem’s deliberate legal action. The first person singular with a 2nd feminine singular suffix is conveyed as "I will betroth you," with the conjunction represented by "and." |
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