וַ/נַּחֲנֶ֥ה
𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤄
chânâh
and-we-encamped
To set up camp or establish a temporary encampment, typically by pitching tents; more broadly, to dwell or reside in a temporary or mobile fashion. In military, pastoral, and migratory contexts, to encamp or to station oneself or one's group, often with an implication of impermanence or readiness to move. Occasionally, to lay siege or station troops in a location. The verb reflects an act rather than a state, focusing on the process and intentionality of settling somewhere temporarily.
Ezra 8:15 · Word #7
Lexicon H2583
| Lemma | חָנָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤍𐤄 |
| Transliteration | chânâh |
| Strong's | H2583 |
| Definition | To set up camp or establish a temporary encampment, typically by pitching tents; more broadly, to dwell or reside in a temporary or mobile fashion. In military, pastoral, and migratory contexts, to encamp or to station oneself or one's group, often with an implication of impermanence or readiness to move. Occasionally, to lay siege or station troops in a location. The verb reflects an act rather than a state, focusing on the process and intentionality of settling somewhere temporarily. |
Morphology HC/Vqw1cp
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 | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and-we-encamped |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2583-15
and we set up camp
| Morphological Notes | Qal sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 1st person common plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple active act of encamping, and the sequential imperfect with 1st person plural indicates a past narrative action performed by "we." The rendering preserves the root’s focus on intentionally establishing a temporary encampment. |
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