וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ (way·ḇā·reḵ) in Genesis 1:28: Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ (way·ḇā·reḵ) in Genesis 1:28
Source Word
The BSB+ row for Genesis 1:28 links the English rendering "blessed" with וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ, Strong's H1288, and the morphology label Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms.
How The Form Affects Interpretation
The form clarifies that the blessing and commission are narrated as God's act, while the content of that blessing is supplied by the rest of the verse.
How To Communicate It
When teaching Genesis 1:28, use this form to show that the blessing comes from God before explaining the commands that follow.
What Not To Say
- Grammar should serve context, not override it.
- Do not make the Hebrew sequence form carry a full creation chronology by itself.
- Do not use the stem label alone to settle a theological claim.
- Do not treat this occurrence as a complete word study for the whole Hebrew lemma.
What Does The Label Mean?
Hebrew-verb
Verb
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Conjunctive waw
Piel
Consecutive imperfect
Third person
Masculine
Singular
The consecutive imperfect carries the narrative or sequence forward in Genesis 1:28, linking this action to the movement around it.
This form carries the BSB rendering "blessed" within Genesis 1:28. Genesis 1 presents God ordering, filling, naming, blessing, and giving life to the created world by his word.
What The Form Does In This Verse
God's blessing of humanity in Genesis 1:28
The narrative sequence that moves from human creation to divine blessing and commission
The waw-linked Piel consecutive imperfect presents God's blessing as the next narrated action after humanity is created.
The form does not by itself settle the whole doctrine of vocation, dominion, marriage, fruitfulness, or every use of H1288.
How Much The Form Matters Here
High: The form carries the blessing action that introduces humanity's commission.
Waw-linked Hebrew sequence form. links human creation to God's blessing and commission. Attached to God's blessing of humanity in Genesis 1:28. Governed by the narrative sequence that moves from human creation to divine blessing and commission. The waw-linked consecutive imperfect advances the local discourse, but the verse and passage decide how the action relates to the larger argument.
Who blesses humanity before the commission? God blesses them before the verse unfolds the commission.
Direct: The form directly supports the rendering "blessed" and the transition into the following commands.
The waw-linked consecutive imperfect advances the local discourse, but the verse and passage decide how the action relates to the larger argument. The attached waw should be explained from the clause relation rather than treated as a stand-alone theological signal. The blessing action is clear, but the theological content comes from the whole verse and surrounding creation account.
Consecutive imperfect proves every chronology claim: The form advances the discourse; broader chronology or theology must be argued from the passage, not the sequence form alone. stem label settles the theology: The Hebrew stem identifies the verbal pattern; the passage supplies the theological claim. grammar replaces context: The morphology should clarify the clause while remaining governed by the surrounding passage.
How The Interpretation Is Derived
The BSB+ row for Genesis 1:28 links the English rendering "blessed" with וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ, Strong's H1288, and the morphology label Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms.
H1288 is represented here by the lemma בָּרַךְ. In this occurrence, the public guide is limited to the BSB rendering "blessed" rather than every possible gloss of the entry.
The attached waw links the blessing to the preceding creation of humanity, and the third masculine singular points to God as the subject.
Genesis 1 presents God ordering, filling, naming, blessing, and giving life to the created world by his word.
The form fits Scripture's opening witness that creation is received from God and interpreted under his speech and order.
When teaching Genesis 1:28, use this form to show that the blessing comes from God before explaining the commands that follow.
Do not derive a full theology of humanity's vocation, dominion, or fruitfulness from the Piel consecutive imperfect alone.