ו/ייחר

𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤇𐤓

vyychr

but he delayed

a primitive root; to delay; tarry longer.

H3186

2 Samuel 20:5 · Word #6

Lexicon H3186

Lemmaיָחַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤇𐤓
Transliterationyâchar
Strong'sH3186
In-contextbut he delayed

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

SIBI-P1 H3186-01

and he tarried

Morphological NotesVerb in Qal stem, wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine singular; prefixed ו functions as narrative "and/then."
Rendering RationaleThe root יחר conveys the idea of delaying or lingering. The form is Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular with prefixed conjunction waw, indicating a narrative sequence: "and he tarried." The masculine singular subject is preserved explicitly in English with "he."

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Word Usage

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
2 Samuel 20:5 ו/ייחר vyychr but he delayed