וַ/יֹּקִיעֻ֤/ם
𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤏/𐤌
vayoqium
and they impaled them
a primitive root; properly, to sever oneself, i.e. (by implication) to be dislocated; figuratively, to abandon; causatively, to impale (and thus allow to drop to pieces by rotting); be alienated, depart, hang (up), be out of joint.
2 Samuel 21:9 · Word #4
Lexicon H3363
| Lemma | יָקַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤒𐤏 |
| Transliteration | yâqaʻ |
| Strong's | H3363 |
| In-context | and they impaled them |
Morphology HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative 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 |
SIBI-P1 H3363-04
and they caused them to be impaled
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil waw-consecutive imperfect (preterite) 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix. The Hiphil stem expresses causative action applied to a masculine plural object. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem conveys causation, so the rendering includes "caused" to reflect the stem rather than a simple active "impaled." The waw-consecutive imperfect (converted preterite) 3rd person masculine plural is represented by "they," and the attached 3rd person masculine plural suffix is preserved as "them." This maintains both the root sense of dislocating/impaling and the full grammatical detail of the form. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root יקע (severing, dislocation, alienation, impaling, hanging up)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3363-01 |
hamuqaim | the impaled men |
H3363-02 |
teqa | she will be torn away |
H3363-03 |
vateqa | and she was severed away |
Word Usage (8 occurrences of H3363)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 32:26 | וַ/תֵּ֨קַע֙ | vateqa | was strained |
| Numbers 25:4 | וְ/הוֹקַ֥ע | vehoqa | and impale |
| 2 Samuel 21:6 | וְ/הוֹקַֽעֲנוּ/ם֙ | vehoqaanum | and we will impale them |