הֵינִ֖יקוּ

𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤒𐤅

heyniqu

they nurse

a primitive root; to suck; causatively, to give milk; milch, nurse(-ing mother), (give, make to) suck(-ing child, -ling).

H3243

Lamentations 4:3 · Word #6

Lexicon H3243

Lemmaיָנַק
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤍𐤒
Transliterationyânaq
Strong'sH3243
In-contextthey nurse

Morphology HVhp3cp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H3243-03

they caused to suckle

Morphological NotesHiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural of ינק; the Hiphil stem conveys causative action (to cause to suck, to give milk).
Rendering RationaleThe root ינק centers on the act of sucking or drawing milk. In the Hiphil stem, the verb becomes causative—"to cause to suck" or "to give milk." The form is perfect, third person common plural, hence "they caused to suckle," preserving both the causative nuance and the plural subject.

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Words from Root ינק (to suck, to draw milk, to nurse, to give milk)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3243-01 hayoneq the sucking infant (male)
H3243-02 heyniqah she caused to suckle
H3243-04 inaq I will suck at the breast

Word Usage (32 occurrences of H3243)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 21:7 הֵינִ֥יקָה heyniqah would nurse
Genesis 24:59 מֵנִקְתָּ֑/הּ meniqetah her nurse
Genesis 32:16 מֵינִיק֛וֹת meyniqot milch (nursing)