שׂוֹא sôwʼ — a rising
Translated in the KJV as arise.
from an unused root (akin to H5375 and H7722) meaning to rise; a rising.
sôwʼ in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Infinitive construct 1
בְּשׂ֥וֹא Ps 89:10 Infinitive construct
Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm.
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 ›