סְבוּאִ֑ים
𐤎𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤌
çâbâʼ
drunkards
To drink deeply, especially of wine or intoxicants; to become drunk or sated with drink. In extended usage, denotes one who habitually becomes drunk (a drunkard). The word primarily describes the act of drinking to excess, with a focus on reaching a state of inebriation or fullness through drinking.
Nahum 1:10 · Word #6
Lexicon H5433
| Lemma | סָבָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤎𐤁𐤀 |
| Transliteration | çâbâʼ |
| Strong's | H5433 |
| Definition | To drink deeply, especially of wine or intoxicants; to become drunk or sated with drink. In extended usage, denotes one who habitually becomes drunk (a drunkard). The word primarily describes the act of drinking to excess, with a focus on reaching a state of inebriation or fullness through drinking. |
Morphology HVqsmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | s — Participle Passive — The one receiving the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | drunkards |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5433-02
drunken ones
| Morphological Notes | Qal passive participle, masculine plural, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal passive participle masculine plural denotes those who are in the state of having drunk to excess. "Drunken ones" preserves the participial, descriptive force and the plural masculine morphology while reflecting the root sense of intoxication through deep drinking. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
drunken ones
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 matches the original meaning and describes the participants, so it is kept. |