וַ/תַּ֣עַן

𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤍

ʻânâh

And she 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

2 Samuel 14:19 · Word #8

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/Vqw3fs 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 f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

PhraseAnd she answered

SIBI-P1 Translation H6030-43

and she responded

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person feminine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe root ענה in Qal denotes giving a vocal response or reply. The form is Qal sequential imperfect 3rd feminine singular, indicated by the prefixed וַ and תַּ-, thus rendered as a past narrative action with feminine singular subject: "and she responded."

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