וַ/יִּלֹּ֜נוּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤍𐤅
vayilonu
and they murmured
or לִין; a primitive root; to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain); abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).
Numbers 17:6 · Word #1
Lexicon H3885
| Lemma | לוּן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | lûwn |
| Strong's | H3885 |
| In-context | and they murmured |
Morphology HC/VNw3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or 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 H3885-21
and they lingered in complaint
| Root | לון (l-w-n) |
| Core Meanings | to lodge, remain overnight, linger, continue, abide; by extension to persist stubbornly, to murmur, to complain |
| Semantic Range | to lodge overnight, to remain, to dwell, to tarry; to persist; to grumble, murmur, complain obstinately |
| Conceptual Significance | In wilderness narratives, this verb describes Israel’s repeated pattern of lingering in discontent against יהוה and His appointed leaders. The shift from physical lodging to verbal obstinacy highlights how settled dissatisfaction can become a spiritual posture of resistance. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וַ + Niphal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural (HC/VNw3mp). The Niphal stem here conveys a reflexive or resultant nuance, commonly expressing persistent murmuring in narrative sequence. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root לון fundamentally denotes remaining or lodging overnight, conveying the idea of lingering or continuing. In the Niphal stem with waw-consecutive (3rd masculine plural), it often carries the extended sense of persisting in murmuring. "And they lingered in complaint" preserves the core idea of remaining while reflecting the 3mp verbal form and the reflexive/passive nuance of the Niphal stem. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root לון (to lodge, remain overnight, linger, continue, abide; by extension to persist stubbornly, to murmur, to complain)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3885-01 |
alin | I will lodge / lodging-ones (masculine plural) |
H4411-01 |
bamalon | in the lodging-place |
H3885-02 |
halinotem | you men have lodged complaints |
Word Usage (87 occurrences of H3885)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:2 | וְ/לִ֨ינוּ֙ | velinu | and spend the night |
| Genesis 19:2 | נָלִֽין | nalin | we will spend the night |
| Genesis 24:23 | לָ/לִֽין | lalin | to lodge |