וּ/מְכָר֥וּ/ם
𐤅/𐤌𐤊𐤓𐤅/𐤌
mâkar
and-they-will-sell-them
To sell, to transfer possession or ownership of goods, property, land, or persons through a transactional process that often involves exchange for a price or compensation. The verb is used both for commercial transactions (as with merchandise or land) and for more consequential transfers such as selling individuals (including oneself or family members) into servitude or slavery. It can also be used figuratively to describe yielding, surrendering, or betraying someone or something.
Joel 4:8 · Word #9
Lexicon H4376
| Lemma | מָכַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤊𐤓 |
| Transliteration | mâkar |
| Strong's | H4376 |
| Definition | To sell, to transfer possession or ownership of goods, property, land, or persons through a transactional process that often involves exchange for a price or compensation. The verb is used both for commercial transactions (as with merchandise or land) and for more consequential transfers such as selling individuals (including oneself or family members) into servitude or slavery. It can also be used figuratively to describe yielding, surrendering, or betraying someone or something. |
Morphology HC/Vqq3cp/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and-they-will-sell-them |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4376-35
and they sold them
| Morphological Notes | Qal sequential perfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person common plural, with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix; prefixed conjunction ו |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem conveys the simple active act of selling or transferring ownership. The 3rd person common plural with a 3rd person masculine plural suffix is preserved as "they sold them," and the prefixed conjunction is rendered as "and." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and they will sell them
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed to future tense 'will sell them' to correctly represent the imperfect with vav consecutive and third plural, matching the flow of prophetic actions. 'They sold them' (P1) is incorrect in context. |