וַ/יִּתְאַבֵּ֛ל
𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤋
vayiteabel
and mourned
a primitive root; to bewail; lament, mourn.
1 Chronicles 7:22 · Word #1
Lexicon H56
| Lemma | אָבַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤁𐤋 |
| Transliteration | ʼâbal |
| Strong's | H56 |
| In-context | and mourned |
Morphology HC/Vtw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | t — Hithpael — Intensive reflexive |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H56-16
and he entered into mourning
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction waw + Hitpael imperfect 3ms (vav-consecutive form) from אָבַל; reflexive stem indicating the subject himself engages in mourning; masculine singular subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb is Hitpael (reflexive) imperfect with waw-consecutive, third masculine singular, indicating narrative past: "and he..." The Hitpael stem conveys entering into or engaging oneself in mourning, not merely causing grief but personally taking on the state of lamentation. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אבל (mourning, lamentation, grieving, bewailing)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H56-01 |
aval | indeed |
H61-01 |
aval | indeed |
H5767-01 |
aval | indeed—but |
Word Usage (39 occurrences of H56)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 37:34 | וַ/יִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל | vayiteabel | mourned |
| Exodus 33:4 | וַ/יִּתְאַבָּ֑לוּ | vayiteabalu | and they mourned |
| Numbers 14:39 | וַ/יִּֽתְאַבְּל֥וּ | vayiteabelu | and mourned |