וַ/יִּֽתְאַבְּל֥וּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤋𐤅
vayiteabelu
and mourned
a primitive root; to bewail; lament, mourn.
Numbers 14:39 · Word #10
Lexicon H56
| Lemma | אָבַל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤁𐤋 |
| Transliteration | ʼâbal |
| Strong's | H56 |
| In-context | and mourned |
Morphology HC/Vtw3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | t — Hithpael — Intensive reflexive |
| 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 |
SIBI-P1 H56-15
and they mourned themselves
| Root | אבל (ʾ-b-l) |
| Core Meanings | mourning, lamentation, grieving, bewailing |
| Semantic Range | to mourn, lament, bewail, grieve deeply, observe mourning rites, express sorrow publicly or privately |
| Conceptual Significance | אבל is a key verb for covenantal and communal grief in Israel’s life, often marking repentance, loss, or divine judgment. Mourning in the Hebrew Bible is not merely emotional but embodied and communal, reflecting a worldview in which sorrow is ritually and publicly expressed before God and others. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וַ (waw-consecutive) + Hitpael imperfect 3rd masculine plural of אָבַל. The Hitpael stem conveys reflexive or internalized action: "to mourn oneself / to enter into mourning." |
| Rendering Rationale | The root אבל conveys the act of mourning or lamentation. The form is waw-consecutive + imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural in the Hitpael (reflexive) stem, indicating that "they" (masculine plural) entered into or expressed mourning themselves; "and they mourned themselves" preserves both the reflexive nuance and the plural subject. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אבל (mourning, lamentation, grieving, bewailing)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H61-02 |
aval | indeed |
H61-03 |
aval | indeed |
H61-01 |
aval | indeed—but |
Word Usage (39 occurrences of H56)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 37:34 | וַ/יִּתְאַבֵּ֥ל | vayiteabel | mourned |
| Exodus 33:4 | וַ/יִּתְאַבָּ֑לוּ | vayiteabalu | and they mourned |
| Numbers 14:39 | וַ/יִּֽתְאַבְּל֥וּ | vayiteabelu | and mourned |