הַ/מִּֽתְחַבְּאִ֤ים
𐤄/𐤌𐤕𐤇𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌
châbâʼ
who had been hiding
To hide or conceal oneself, to take cover, to withdraw from view, most often used reflexively of a person going into concealment or acting in secrecy. The primary lexical meaning involves intentional movement out of sight, generally for safety, avoidance, or privacy. In some cases, it expresses the idea of an individual hiding themselves in reaction to danger or threat, as well as the deliberate keeping of actions or intentions secret from others.
1 Samuel 14:22 · Word #4
Lexicon H2244
| Lemma | חָבָא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤁𐤀 |
| Transliteration | châbâʼ |
| Strong's | H2244 |
| Definition | To hide or conceal oneself, to take cover, to withdraw from view, most often used reflexively of a person going into concealment or acting in secrecy. The primary lexical meaning involves intentional movement out of sight, generally for safety, avoidance, or privacy. In some cases, it expresses the idea of an individual hiding themselves in reaction to danger or threat, as well as the deliberate keeping of actions or intentions secret from others. |
Morphology HTd/Vtrmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | t — Hithpael — Intensive reflexive |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | who had been hiding |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2244-04
the self-hiding ones
| Morphological Notes | Hithpael (reflexive) active participle, masculine plural, absolute state, with definite article. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hithpael stem marks reflexive action, indicating those who are hiding themselves. The masculine plural active participle with the definite article is reflected in "the ... ones," preserving both plurality and ongoing characteristic action. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the self-hiding ones
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 accurately renders the participial phrase, capturing the reflexive and continuous nature of the hiding action in context; context does not demand adjustment. |