מִלֵּל֙ — Genesis 21:7 Hebrew Word Study

מִלֵּל֙

𐤌𐤋𐤋

milel

would have said

a primitive root; to speak (mostly poetical) or say; say, speak, utter.

Genesis 21:7 · Word #3

Lexicon `H4448`

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state
Binyan	`p` — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation	`p` — Perfect — Completed action
Person	`3` — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular

he uttered

Root	מלל (m-l-l)
Core Meanings	speaking, uttering, verbal expression, declaration
Semantic Range	to speak, utter, declare, recount, express in words (often in poetic or elevated diction)
Conceptual Significance	This verb is frequently used in poetic and wisdom literature, highlighting deliberate or weighty speech. It underscores the power and intentionality of spoken words within biblical thought, where utterance often carries moral, prophetic, or revelatory weight.
Morphological Notes	Verb; Piel stem (intensive/expressive); perfect (completed action); 3rd person masculine singular. The Piel often conveys deliberate or vivid expression.
Rendering Rationale	The root מלל denotes spoken expression, often in poetic or elevated contexts. The Piel stem (intensive/expressive) in the perfect 3rd masculine singular indicates a completed act of emphatic or deliberate speech by “he,” hence “he uttered,” which preserves both the verbal force and the masculine singular subject.

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

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H4405-01`	bemilim	with utterances
`H4405-02`	bemilin	in words
`H4413-01`	lemaloti	to Mallothi ("My Speaking" or "I-Have-Spoken")
`H4405-03`	lemilah	to a spoken-word
`H4405-04`	lemilin	for uttered-words
`H4449-01`	malil	he uttered
`H4413-02`	maloti	Talkative-One
`H4425-01`	melilot	cropped grain-heads
`H4449-02`	memalelah	the speaking one (feminine singular)
`H4449-03`	memalil	one uttering
`H4406-01`	milah	a spoken-word
`H4405-05`	milah	a spoken-word
`H4450-01`	milalay	Talkative-One
`H4406-02`	milat	utterance of
`H4405-06`	milati	my uttered-word
`H4405-07`	milay	my utterances
`H4406-03`	milaya	of the spoken-words
`H4448-02`	milelu	they uttered
`H4406-05`	miley	words-of
`H4405-08`	mileyhem	their spoken-words
`H4405-09`	mileykha	your spoken-words
`H4405-10`	milim	utterances
`H4405-11`	milin	utterances
`H4406-06`	milin	utterances
`H4448-03`	molel	a speaking one
`H4448-04`	temalel	you keep speaking
`H4406-07`	umilah	and a spoken-word
`H4406-08`	umilat	and the word-of
`H4405-12`	umilato	and his utterance
`H4405-13`	umilim	and uttered-words
`H4406-10`	umilin	and utterances
`H4405-14`	vemilim	with uttered-words
`H4405-15`	vemilin	by spoken-words
`H4448-05`	yemalel	he utters forth
`H4449-04`	yemalil	he will utter

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 21:7	מִלֵּל֙	milel	would have said
Psalms 106:2	יְ֭מַלֵּל	yemalel	can speak
Proverbs 6:13	מֹלֵ֣ל	molel	signals
Job 8:2	תְּמַלֶּל	temalel	you speak
Job 33:3	מִלֵּֽלוּ	milelu	they speak