וַֽ/יַּחֲנ֖וּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤅
chânâh
and they encamped
To set up camp or establish a temporary encampment, typically by pitching tents; more broadly, to dwell or reside in a temporary or mobile fashion. In military, pastoral, and migratory contexts, to encamp or to station oneself or one's group, often with an implication of impermanence or readiness to move. Occasionally, to lay siege or station troops in a location. The verb reflects an act rather than a state, focusing on the process and intentionality of settling somewhere temporarily.
1 Samuel 28:4 · Word #11
Lexicon H2583
| Lemma | חָנָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤍𐤄 |
| Transliteration | chânâh |
| Strong's | H2583 |
| Definition | To set up camp or establish a temporary encampment, typically by pitching tents; more broadly, to dwell or reside in a temporary or mobile fashion. In military, pastoral, and migratory contexts, to encamp or to station oneself or one's group, often with an implication of impermanence or readiness to move. Occasionally, to lay siege or station troops in a location. The verb reflects an act rather than a state, focusing on the process and intentionality of settling somewhere temporarily. |
Morphology HC/Vqw3mp
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 | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and they encamped |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2583-16
and they encamped
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal sequential imperfect 3rd masculine plural denotes a completed past action in narrative sequence, hence "and they encamped." "Encamped" preserves the root sense of actively setting up a temporary camp rather than simply dwelling. |
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