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.

H1497

Proverbs 4:16 · Word #7

Lexicon H1497

Lemmaגָּזַל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤂𐤆𐤋
Transliterationgâzal
Strong'sH1497
In-contextis 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 NotesConjunction וְ + Nifal perfect 3rd feminine singular of גזל. The Nifal stem gives a passive/reflexive sense: "was stripped/robbed." Feminine singular subject implied.
Rendering RationaleThe 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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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