Appointed-One
| Root | שית (š-y-t) |
| Core Meanings | to set, place, appoint, establish, assign |
| Semantic Range | personal name meaning "appointed" or "placed"; evokes ideas of substitution, establishment, or divinely assigned position |
| Conceptual Significance | Seth represents the divinely appointed continuation of the promised seed after Abel’s death. His name underscores the theme of divine provision and the establishment of a righteous lineage in early Genesis. |
| Morphological Notes | Proper masculine singular noun (HNp); personal name of Adam and Eve’s third son, functioning as a singular masculine subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name שֵׁת derives from the root שית, "to set" or "appoint," and in Genesis 4:25 it is explicitly connected with God "appointing" another offspring. Rendering it as "Appointed-One" preserves the passive sense of one who has been set or placed, while reflecting its function as a masculine singular proper name. |
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