וַ/יְקוֹנֵ֣ן
𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤍𐤍
vayeqonen
and-lamented
a primitive root; to strike a musical note, i.e. chant or wail (at a funeral); lament, mourning woman.
H6969
2 Chronicles 35:25 · Word #1
Lexicon H6969
| Lemma | קוּן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤒𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | qûwn |
| Strong's | H6969 |
| In-context | and-lamented |
Morphology HC/Vow3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | o — Polel — Variant intensive 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 |
SIBI-P1 H6969-02
and he wailed-a-dirge
| Root | קון (q-w-n) |
| Core Meanings | to chant, to wail, to intone a lament, funeral dirge-making |
| Semantic Range | to lament aloud, to chant a funeral song, to wail ritually for the dead, to perform a dirge, to act as a mourning singer. |
| Conceptual Significance | In ancient Israelite culture, lamentation was often a formal, vocalized act—sometimes performed by skilled mourners. This verb highlights grief expressed through structured, audible dirge, underscoring communal mourning and the gravity of loss in covenant history. |
| Morphological Notes | Waw-consecutive (vav conversive) + Qal imperfect 3ms from קון; narrative past tense, active voice, masculine singular subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a waw-consecutive Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular, indicating a past narrative action performed by one male subject: "and he…". "Wailed-a-dirge" preserves the root sense of vocal, musical lamentation (not merely inward sorrow) and reflects the singular masculine verbal form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root קון (to chant, to wail, to intone a lament, funeral dirge-making)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7015-03 |
qinim | lamenting dirges |
H6969-03 |
veqonenu | and they chanted a lament |
Word Usage (8 occurrences of H6969)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Samuel 1:17 | וַ/יְקֹנֵ֣ן | vayeqonen | and-lamented |
| 2 Samuel 3:33 | וַ/יְקֹנֵ֥ן | vayeqonen | And the king lamented |
| Jeremiah 9:16 | לַ/מְקוֹנְנ֖וֹת | lameqonenot | for the mourning women |