וַֽ/יַּחֲנ֖וּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤅
vayachanu
and they encamped
a primitive root (compare חָנַן); properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege); abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.
Numbers 33:13 · Word #3
Lexicon H2583
| Lemma | חָנָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤍𐤄 |
| Transliteration | chânâh |
| Strong's | H2583 |
| In-context | and they encamped |
Morphology HC/Vqw3mp
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 | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H2583-16
and they pitched camp
| Root | חנה (ḥ-n-h) |
| Core Meanings | to incline, to bend down, to pitch camp, to encamp, to settle in tents |
| Semantic Range | to pitch a tent, encamp for travel or war, dwell temporarily, station oneself, lay siege, settle for a period |
| Conceptual Significance | חנה is central to Israel’s wilderness narratives, describing the ordered encampments of the tribes around the Tabernacle. It conveys not merely travel logistics but covenantal formation, divine guidance, and the rhythm of journeying and resting under YHWH’s direction. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine plural from חָנָה. The prefixed וַ marks narrative sequence (“and”), with the doubled י indicating the converted imperfect form typical of past narrative action. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine plural form indicates a completed past action by a masculine plural subject, introduced by the narrative waw (“and”). “They pitched camp” preserves the concrete, tent-oriented sense of the root חנה—inclining or settling down in a place—while accurately reflecting the masculine plural subject and sequential narrative force. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חנה (to incline, to bend down, to pitch camp, to encamp, to settle in tents)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2595-01 |
bachanit | with the pitching-spear |
H2595-02 |
bachanito | with his planting-spear |
H4264-01 |
bamachaneh | in the encampment |
Word Usage (143 occurrences of H2583)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 26:17 | וַ/יִּ֥חַן | vayichan | and encamped |
| Genesis 33:18 | וַ/יִּ֖חַן | vayichan | and encamped |
| Exodus 13:20 | וַ/יַּחֲנ֣וּ | vayachanu | and encamped |