וַ/יָּ֖עַף

𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤐

vayaaf

and was weary

a primitive root; to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence (as denominative from עוֹף); to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning); brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), [idiom] set, shine forth, weary.

H5774

Judges 4:21 · Word #23

Lexicon H5774

Lemmaעוּף
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤅𐤐
Transliterationʻûwph
Strong'sH5774
In-contextand was weary

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 H5774-14

and he grew faint

Morphological NotesConjunction waw + Qal wayyiqtol (converted imperfect) 3rd masculine singular from עוּף; sequential narrative past action.
Rendering RationaleThe form is a waw-consecutive Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular, narrating a past action: "and he…". The root עוף conveys flying or dimming, and by extension the darkening weakness of faintness; thus "and he grew faint" preserves both the verbal force and the semantic link to loss of strength.

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

Words from Root עוף (covering with wings, flying, swooping, dimming, fainting, growing weary)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5774-01 afah she flew aloft
H5774-02 afot winging (feminine ones)
H5774-03 aufah Let me take wing and fly away

Word Usage (32 occurrences of H5774)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:20 יְעוֹפֵ֣ף yeofef fly
Deuteronomy 4:17 תָּע֖וּף tauf flies
Judges 4:21 וַ/יָּ֖עַף vayaaf and was weary