He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease. (KJV)
מָ֝עֲד֗וּPs 18:37Perfect (qatal), 3rd person common plural
I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed. (KJV)
Hiph'il 1×
Causative · active — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject does it
Imperative 1
הַמְעַֽדPs 69:24Imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. (KJV)
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›
In the app, tap any Hebrew verb while reading: its root, stem and form are named, the letters of the word itself are coloured to show which is which, and the stem's meaning is put in plain English. mâʻad in the lexicon ›
Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.
