וְֽ/נִגְזְלָ֥ה
𐤅/𐤍𐤂𐤆𐤋𐤄
venigezelah
is robbed
a primitive root; to pluck off; specifically to flay, strip or rob; catch, consume, exercise (robbery), pluck (off), rob, spoil, take away (by force, violence), tear.
Proverbs 4:16 · Word #7
Lexicon H1497
| Lemma | גָּזַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤆𐤋 |
| Transliteration | gâzal |
| Strong's | H1497 |
| In-context | is robbed |
Morphology HC/VNq3fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H1497-17
and she was stripped away
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + Nifal perfect 3rd feminine singular of גזל. The Nifal stem gives a passive/reflexive sense: "was stripped/robbed." Feminine singular subject implied. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root גזל conveys the forceful stripping or seizing of something. The form is Nifal perfect 3rd feminine singular with a prefixed conjunction, indicating a passive action completed in the past: "and she was stripped/robbed." The feminine singular is preserved with "she," and the passive sense reflects the Nifal stem. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root גזל (to pluck off, strip away, rob, seize by force, despoil)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1497-01 |
gazal | he seized by force |
H1497-02 |
gazaleti | I have seized by force |
H1497-03 |
gazalu | they tore away by force |
Word Usage (30 occurrences of H1497)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 21:25 | גָּזְל֖וּ | gazelu | had seized |
| Genesis 31:31 | תִּגְזֹ֥ל | tigezol | you take away |
| Leviticus 5:23 | גָּזָ֗ל | gazal | he robbed |