וַ/יִּבְעַ֤ר
𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤏𐤓
bâʻar
And He has burned
To burn, consume by fire, kindle; by extension, to destroy by burning or make waste through fire. In certain contexts, to behave in a dull, uncomprehending, or brutish manner (as an unrelated denominative sense).
pya "to be burnt/cooked" (Bemba) · pya "to be burnt/cooked" (Swahili)Lamentations 2:3 · Word #12
Lexicon H1197
| Lemma | בָּעַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤏𐤓 |
| Transliteration | bâʻar |
| Strong's | H1197 |
| Definition | To burn, consume by fire, kindle; by extension, to destroy by burning or make waste through fire. In certain contexts, to behave in a dull, uncomprehending, or brutish manner (as an unrelated denominative sense). |
Morphology HC/Vqw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | And He has burned |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1197-37
and he burned
| Morphological Notes | Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal sequential imperfect 3ms form denotes a simple past narrative action performed by a masculine singular subject. "And he burned" preserves the core root sense of burning/consuming by fire and reflects the masculine singular morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and it burned
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 matches the vav-consecutive imperfect and the root meaning; contextually accurate for describing consuming action. |
Bantu Hebrew
וַ/יִּבְעַ֤ר (bâʻar) — To burn, consume by fire, kindle; by extension, to destroy by burning or make waste through fire. In certain contexts, to behave in a dull, uncomprehending, or brutish manner (as an unrelated denominative sense).