וַ/תֵּֽבְךְּ
𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤊
vatevekhe
and wept
a primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan; [idiom] at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, [idiom] more, mourn, [idiom] sore, [idiom] with tears, weep.
Genesis 21:16 · Word #19
Lexicon H1058
| Lemma | בָּכָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤊𐤄 |
| Transliteration | bâkâh |
| Strong's | H1058 |
| In-context | and wept |
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 |
SIBI-P1 H1058-30
and she wept
| Root | בכה (b-k-h) |
| Core Meanings | weeping, lamenting, mourning, expressing grief |
| Semantic Range | to weep, cry aloud, lament, bewail, mourn in grief or distress |
| Conceptual Significance | Weeping in the Hebrew Bible often signifies deep covenantal emotion—grief, repentance, intercession, or longing. It is both a personal expression of sorrow and a communal act of lament before God. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal stem, wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect), 3rd person feminine singular; one attested form reflects 2nd person masculine singular ("and you wept"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb derives from the root בכה, meaning to weep or lament audibly. The morphology HC/Vqw3fs indicates a Qal wayyiqtol third feminine singular form, correctly rendered in English as "and she wept," preserving both the narrative sequence ("and") and the feminine singular subject. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root בכה (weeping, lamenting, mourning, expressing grief)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1065-01 |
babekhi | in the weeping |
H1058-01 |
bakhah | he wept |
H1058-02 |
bakhinu | we wept |
Word Usage (116 occurrences of H1058)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 21:16 | וַ/תֵּֽבְךְּ | vatevekhe | and wept |
| Genesis 23:2 | וְ/לִ/בְכֹּתָֽ/הּ | velivekotah | and to weep for her |
| Genesis 27:38 | וַ/יֵּֽבְךְּ | vayevekhe | and wept |