וְ/הוֹקַ֥ע

𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤒𐤏

vehoqa

and impale

a primitive root; properly, to sever oneself, i.e. (by implication) to be dislocated; figuratively, to abandon; causatively, to impale (and thus allow to drop to pieces by rotting); be alienated, depart, hang (up), be out of joint.

H3363

Numbers 25:4 · Word #10

Lexicon H3363

Lemmaיָקַע
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤒𐤏
Transliterationyâqaʻ
Strong'sH3363
In-contextand impale

Morphology HC/Vhv2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation v — Imperative — A command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H3363-05

and cause to be impaled!

Morphological NotesConjunction וְ + Hiphil imperative 2ms of יקע. Hiphil expresses causative action; imperative mood gives a direct command to a masculine singular subject.
Rendering RationaleThe root יקע conveys the idea of being wrenched apart or dislocated, and in the Hiphil stem it takes on a causative force: to cause someone to be impaled or hung up. The form is Hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular with prefixed conjunction, hence "and cause to be impaled!" addressed to one male individual.

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Words from Root יקע (severing, dislocation, alienation, hanging apart, impaling)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3363-01 hamuqaim the impaled men
H3363-02 teqa she will be torn away
H3363-03 vateqa and she was severed away

Word Usage (8 occurrences of H3363)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 32:26 וַ/תֵּ֨קַע֙ vateqa was strained
Numbers 25:4 וְ/הוֹקַ֥ע vehoqa and impale
2 Samuel 21:6 וְ/הוֹקַֽעֲנוּ/ם֙ vehoqaanum and we will impale them