קִבְּצ֥וּ

𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤅

qibetsu

gather/grow

a primitive root; to grasp, i.e. collect; assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, [idiom] surely, take up.

H6908

Joel 2:6 · Word #6

Lexicon H6908

Lemmaקָבַץ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤒𐤁𐤑
Transliterationqâbats
Strong'sH6908
In-contextgather/grow

Morphology HVpp3cp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H6908-28

they gathered together

Morphological NotesVerb; Piel stem (intensive/active); perfect (completed action); 3rd person common plural ("they"). The Piel form strengthens the sense of active gathering or collecting together.
Rendering RationaleThe root קבץ conveys the idea of grasping and collecting into one place. In the Piel stem (intensive/active) and perfect 3rd common plural form, the verb denotes that "they" actively and deliberately gathered or collected together, which is reflected in the plural subject and completed action.

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Words from Root קבץ (grasping, collecting, gathering together, assembling, heaping)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6908-01 aqabets I will gather together
H6908-02 aqabetsah Let me gather together
H6908-03 aqabetsekha I will gather you in

Word Usage (127 occurrences of H6908)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 41:35 וְ/יִקְבְּצ֗וּ veyiqebetsu and let them gather
Genesis 41:48 וַ/יִּקְבֹּ֞ץ vayiqebots gathered
Genesis 49:2 הִקָּבְצ֥וּ hiqavetsu Gather together