וַ/יַּעַן֩

𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍

ʻânâh

and answered

To respond or answer, especially vocally; to reply or speak up in answer to a person, question, call, or situation. The verb is used for both speaking and singing responses, including formal replies in ritual, legal testimonies, and spontaneous exclamations (such as shouts of praise or lament). It primarily indicates giving an audible response to something previously said or encountered, extending from ordinary conversation to liturgical song or legally binding testimony.

H6030

1 Samuel 21:6 · Word #1

Lexicon H6030

Lemmaעָנָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤍𐤄
Transliterationʻânâh
Strong'sH6030
DefinitionTo respond or answer, especially vocally; to reply or speak up in answer to a person, question, call, or situation. The verb is used for both speaking and singing responses, including formal replies in ritual, legal testimonies, and spontaneous exclamations (such as shouts of praise or lament). It primarily indicates giving an audible response to something previously said or encountered, extending from ordinary conversation to liturgical song or legally binding testimony.

Morphology HC/Vqw3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
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

Common Translation

Phraseand answered

SIBI-P1 Translation H6030-47

and he responded

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular with prefixed conjunction וַ-
Rendering RationaleThe Qal stem preserves the simple active sense "to respond/answer." The sequential imperfect with prefixed וַ marks narrative past in third masculine singular, hence "and he responded."

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