וּ/מִסְפֵּ֑ד — Esther 4:3 Hebrew Word Study

וּ/מִסְפֵּ֑ד

𐤅/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤃

umiseped

and wailing

from סָפַד; a lamentation; lamentation, one mourneth, mourning, wailing.

Esther 4:3 · Word #15

Lexicon `H4553`

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`a` — Absolute — The noun stands independently

and a wailing-lament

Morphological Notes	Common masculine singular noun in the absolute state (Ncmsa) with prefixed conjunction וּ ("and"). No pronominal suffix; singular in number.
Rendering Rationale	The noun מִסְפֵּד derives from the root ספד, meaning "to wail" or "to lament." Rendering it as "wailing-lament" preserves the audible, demonstrative aspect of grief inherent in the root. The prefixed conjunction וּ is reflected by "and," and the masculine singular absolute form is conveyed by the singular noun with an indefinite sense.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H5594-01`	esepedah	let me wail in mourning
`H4553-01`	hamiseped	the wailing-lament
`H5594-02`	hasofedim	the breast-beating mourners
`H4553-02`	kemisepad	like the lamentation-of
`H5594-03`	kemiseped	as a mourning-rite
`H5594-04`	lisepod	to wail in mourning
`H4553-03`	misepad	lamentation-of
`H5594-05`	misepad	lament-of
`H4553-04`	miseped	a wailing-lament
`H4553-05`	misepedi	my wailing-lament
`H5594-06`	sefod	to wail in mourning
`H5594-07`	sefodenah	Wail in mourning, you women!
`H5594-08`	sifedu	you men wailed in mourning
`H5594-09`	sofedim	lamenting men
`H5594-10`	tisepedu	you (plural) will wail in mourning
`H5594-11`	tisepod	you will wail in mourning
`H4553-06`	ulemiseped	and to a wailing-lament
`H4553-08`	uvemiseped	and in a wailing-lament
`H5594-12`	vatisepod	And she wailed in mourning
`H5594-13`	vayisepedu	and they wailed in mourning
`H5594-14`	vesafedah	and she wailed in lament
`H5594-15`	vesafedu	and they wailed in mourning
`H5594-16`	vesafod	and he lamented in mourning
`H5594-17`	vesifedu	and you men wailed in lament
`H5594-18`	yisafedu	they will be wailed-over in mourning
`H5594-19`	yisepedu	they will wail in mourning

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 50:10	מִסְפֵּ֛ד	miseped	a mourning
Isaiah 22:12	וּ/לְ/מִסְפֵּ֔ד	ulemiseped	and to mourning
Jeremiah 6:26	מִסְפַּ֖ד	misepad	lamentation
Jeremiah 48:38	מִסְפֵּ֑ד	miseped	lamentation
Ezekiel 27:31	מִסְפֵּ֥ד	miseped	lamentation
Joel 2:12	וּ/בְ/מִסְפֵּֽד	uvemiseped	and with mourning
Amos 5:16	מִסְפֵּ֔ד	miseped	lamentation
Amos 5:16	וּ/מִסְפֵּ֖ד	umiseped	and lamentation
Amos 5:17	מִסְפֵּ֑ד	miseped	wailing
Micah 1:8	מִסְפֵּד֙	miseped	lamentation
Zechariah 12:11	הַ/מִּסְפֵּד֙	hamiseped	the mourning
Zechariah 12:11	כְּ/מִסְפַּ֥ד	kemisepad	like the mourning
Psalms 30:12	מִסְפְּדִ/י֮	misepedi	my mourning
Esther 4:3	וּ/מִסְפֵּ֑ד	umiseped	and wailing