זָהַר zâhar — to gleam
Translated in the KJV as admonish, shine, teach, warn.
a primitive root; to gleam; figuratively, to enlighten (by caution).
zâhar in each stem
Hiph'il
Perfect (qatal) 7Sequential perfect (weqatal) 5Infinitive construct 2Imperfect (yiqtol) 1
And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the Lord, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass.
Niph'al
Participle (active) 3Perfect (qatal) 3Infinitive construct 1Imperative 1
Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
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 ›