וַ/יִּכְרַ֥ע
𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤏
kâraʻ
and he knelt
To bend or kneel down, particularly by bending the knee or lowering oneself bodily. Commonly used to describe acts of bowing, kneeling, or prostration, whether in worship, submission, or defeat. The verb can refer physically to humans or animals bowing down, kneeling, or lying down, and metaphorically to a state of being brought low, subdued, or made to collapse. In worship contexts, it distinguishes the physical act of kneeling or bowing before a deity, king, or superior. In other situations, it describes persons, nations, or animals being brought low, subdued, or made to yield. Rarely, it can refer to the physical weakening or collapse from exhaustion, fear, or defeat.
2 Kings 1:13 · Word #12
Lexicon H3766
| Lemma | כָּרַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤓𐤏 |
| Transliteration | kâraʻ |
| Strong's | H3766 |
| Definition | To bend or kneel down, particularly by bending the knee or lowering oneself bodily. Commonly used to describe acts of bowing, kneeling, or prostration, whether in worship, submission, or defeat. The verb can refer physically to humans or animals bowing down, kneeling, or lying down, and metaphorically to a state of being brought low, subdued, or made to collapse. In worship contexts, it distinguishes the physical act of kneeling or bowing before a deity, king, or superior. In other situations, it describes persons, nations, or animals being brought low, subdued, or made to yield. Rarely, it can refer to the physical weakening or collapse from exhaustion, fear, or defeat. |
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
| Phrase | and he knelt |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3766-19
and he knelt
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active action of bending the knee. The sequential imperfect (3ms) conveys a past narrative action, rendered concisely as "and he knelt," preserving both the root imagery of knee-bending and the masculine singular form. |
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