וַ/יִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל

𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤋

vayitepalel

and prayed

a primitive root; to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray; intreat, judge(-ment), (make) pray(-er, -ing), make supplication.

H6419

Numbers 21:7 · Word #18

Lexicon H6419

Lemmaפָּלַל
Lemma (Paleo)𐤐𐤋𐤋
Transliterationpâlal
Strong'sH6419
In-contextand prayed

Morphology HC/Vtw3ms 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 s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H6419-13

and he interceded

Rootפלל (p-l-l)
Core Meaningsto judge, to arbitrate, to intervene, to intercede
Semantic Rangeto judge, to arbitrate, to mediate, to intercede, to make supplication, to pray
Conceptual SignificancePrayer in the Hebrew Bible is often framed as active intercession—standing in judgmental appeal before YHWH. The reflexive form underscores personal engagement, portraying prayer as entering into deliberation or advocacy before the divine Judge.
Morphological NotesHitpael stem (reflexive/intensive), waw-consecutive imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular; narrative past sequence.
Rendering RationaleThe root פלל carries the idea of judging or intervening in a case. In the Hitpael stem, it takes on a reflexive nuance—"to intervene oneself," hence "to intercede" or "to pray." The form is waw-consecutive imperfect 3rd masculine singular, so "and he interceded" preserves both the narrative past sense and the masculine singular subject.

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

Words from Root פלל (to judge, to arbitrate, to intervene, to intercede)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
batefilah in the intercession
H6419-01 behitepalelo in his interceding
bitefilat in the intercession-of
H6419-02 etepalal I will intercede in prayer
H6419-03 filaleti I interceded
H8605-01 hatefilah the intercession-plea
H6419-04 hitepalaleta you have interceded in prayer
hitepalaleti I interceded
H6419-05 hitepalel you (masculine singular) interceded in self-judgment
H6419-06 lehitepalel to intercede oneself
H8605-02 litefilat to the intercessory prayer of
H6419-07 mitepalel he who is interceding
pelaleyah Yah Has Judged
H6414-01 pelilim arbitrating men
H6419-08 pilalete you have interceded
H8605-03 tefilah an interceding-plea
H8605-04 tefilat intercession-of
H8605-05 tefilatam their interceding-plea
H8605-06 tefilatekha your interceding plea
H8605-07 tefilati my interceding-prayer
tefilato his intercessory plea
H6419-09 titepalel you will intercede
H6419-10 umitepalel and he interceding
H8605-08 utefilah and an intercession-plea
H8605-09 utefilat and the intercession-of
H8605-10 utefilati and my interceding plea
H8605-11 utefilato and his interceding plea
H6419-11 vaetepalel and I interceded
vaetepalelah and I interceded
H6419-12 vatitepalel and she interceded
vayefalel and he intervened in intercession
vehitepalaletem and you yourselves interceded in prayer
H6419-14 vehitepalel and he interceded
H6419-15 vehitepalelu and they interceded
H6419-16 veyitepalel and he intercedes
H6419-17 veyitepalelu and they will intercede in prayer
yitepalalu they will intercede for themselves
H6419-18 yitepalel he will intercede
H6419-19 yitepalelu they will intercede

Word Usage (84 occurrences of H6419)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 20:7 וְ/יִתְפַּלֵּ֥ל veyitepalel and he will pray
Genesis 20:17 וַ/יִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל vayitepalel prayed
Genesis 48:11 פִלָּ֑לְתִּי filaleti I had thought