וַ/יָּ֥לֶן
𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤍
lûwn
and he lodged
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.
Genesis 32:14 · Word #1
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 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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and he lodged |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3885-19
and he lodged overnight
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (vav-consecutive), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem preserves the simple active sense of the root לון as halting or spending the night. The sequential imperfect (vav-consecutive) 3rd masculine singular is reflected by "and he" plus the past narrative sense. |
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