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.
Joel 2:6 · Word #6
Lexicon H6908
| Lemma | קָבַץ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤁𐤑 |
| Transliteration | qâbats |
| Strong's | H6908 |
| In-context | gather/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 Notes | Verb; 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 Rationale | The 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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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
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 |