וַֽ/יַּחֲנ֖וּ/ן
𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤅/𐤍
chânâh
and they encamped
To set up camp or establish a temporary encampment, typically by pitching tents; more broadly, to dwell or reside in a temporary or mobile fashion. In military, pastoral, and migratory contexts, to encamp or to station oneself or one's group, often with an implication of impermanence or readiness to move. Occasionally, to lay siege or station troops in a location. The verb reflects an act rather than a state, focusing on the process and intentionality of settling somewhere temporarily.
Judges 11:18 · Word #15
Lexicon H2583
| Lemma | חָנָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤍𐤄 |
| Transliteration | chânâh |
| Strong's | H2583 |
| Definition | To set up camp or establish a temporary encampment, typically by pitching tents; more broadly, to dwell or reside in a temporary or mobile fashion. In military, pastoral, and migratory contexts, to encamp or to station oneself or one's group, often with an implication of impermanence or readiness to move. Occasionally, to lay siege or station troops in a location. The verb reflects an act rather than a state, focusing on the process and intentionality of settling somewhere temporarily. |
Morphology HC/Vqw3mp/Sn
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 | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and they encamped |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2583-17
they set up camp
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (waw-consecutive), 3rd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem conveys the simple active act of encamping. The 3rd person masculine plural sequential imperfect form indicates a completed action by a group of males or mixed group, rendered concisely as "they set up camp." |
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