וַ/יָּ֧גָר
𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤓
vayagar
sojourned
a primitive root; properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid); abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, [idiom] surely.
Genesis 21:34 · Word #1
Lexicon H1481
| Lemma | גּוּר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤅𐤓 |
| Transliteration | gûwr |
| Strong's | H1481 |
| In-context | sojourned |
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 H1481-24
and he sojourned as a stranger
| Root | גור (g-w-r) |
| Core Meanings | sojourning, residing as a stranger, temporary dwelling, turning aside for lodging, fearing in a strange place |
| Semantic Range | to sojourn temporarily, reside as a foreigner, dwell without land rights, take refuge, live as a dependent outsider; by extension, to fear or feel vulnerable as in a foreign setting. |
| Conceptual Significance | גור expresses the social and covenantal reality of living as a resident alien in the land. It is central to Israel’s self-understanding as once sojourners in Egypt and shapes Torah ethics concerning the treatment of the גֵּר (resident alien), grounding empathy, humility, and dependence on YHWH. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine singular from גור; narrative past tense, active voice, simple stem. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root גור conveys the idea of turning aside to dwell temporarily as a resident alien. Rendering the form as "and he sojourned as a stranger" preserves both the core sense of temporary, outsider residence and the Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular narrative form ("and he"), reflecting the subject as a single male acting in past narrative sequence. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root גור (sojourning, residing as a stranger, temporary dwelling, turning aside for lodging, fearing in a strange place)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H1481-03 |
agur | Agur (Sojourner) |
H1481-04 |
agurah | Let me sojourn as a guest |
H1616-01 |
bager | in the sojourning guest |
Word Usage (98 occurrences of H1481)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 12:10 | לָ/ג֣וּר | lagur | to sojourn |
| Genesis 19:9 | לָ/גוּר֙ | lagur | to sojourn / to live as a foreigner |
| Genesis 20:1 | וַ/יָּ֖גָר | vayagar | sojourned |