לָ/לִֽין
𐤋/𐤋𐤉𐤍
lûwn
to lodge
To lodge, spend the night, or remain temporarily in a place; by extension, to stay, abide, dwell, or continue in a given state or location, sometimes with an emphasis on temporary or overnight residence. In some contexts, especially in Piel or intensive forms, it carries the sense of persisting in speech, often with the nuance of complaining or murmuring. The primary sense remains focused on pausing, halting one’s journey, or residing overnight.
kolóna "to pass the night, to sleep over" (Chilubà (Luba-Kasaï)) · lona "to sleep over, to stay the night" (Lala) · lona "to spend the night, sleep over (at a place)" (Lamba) +1 moreGenesis 24:23 · Word #13
Lexicon H3885
| Lemma | לוּן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | lûwn |
| Strong's | H3885 |
| Definition | To lodge, spend the night, or remain temporarily in a place; by extension, to stay, abide, dwell, or continue in a given state or location, sometimes with an emphasis on temporary or overnight residence. In some contexts, especially in Piel or intensive forms, it carries the sense of persisting in speech, often with the nuance of complaining or murmuring. The primary sense remains focused on pausing, halting one’s journey, or residing overnight. |
Morphology HR/Vqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to lodge |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3885-03
to lodge overnight
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, infinitive construct; expresses the verbal idea in its simple active form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal infinitive construct of לון retains the root’s primary sense of halting or spending the night in a place. "To lodge overnight" preserves the simple (Qal) active sense without introducing the intensive nuance of complaint found in other stems. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to lodge overnight
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'ללין' conveys the idea of lodging overnight; P1 is accurate for this verbal form and context. |
Bantu Hebrew
לָ/לִֽין (lûwn) — To lodge, spend the night, or remain temporarily in a place; by extension, to stay, abide, dwell, or continue in a given state or location, sometimes with an emphasis on temporary or overnight residence. In some contexts, especially in Piel or intensive forms, it carries the sense of persisting in speech, often with the nuance of complaining or murmuring. The primary sense remains focused on pausing, halting one’s journey, or residing overnight.
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| kolóna | to pass the night, to sleep over | Chilubà (Luba-Kasaï) |
| lona | to sleep over, to stay the night | Lala |
| lona | to spend the night, sleep over (at a place) | Lamba |
| lona | to sleep, to spend the night | Bemba |