וַ/תִּכְרַ֣ע
𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤓𐤏
kâraʻ
and she kneeled
To bend or kneel down, particularly by bending the knee or lowering oneself bodily. Commonly used to describe acts of bowing, kneeling, or prostration, whether in worship, submission, or defeat. The verb can refer physically to humans or animals bowing down, kneeling, or lying down, and metaphorically to a state of being brought low, subdued, or made to collapse. In worship contexts, it distinguishes the physical act of kneeling or bowing before a deity, king, or superior. In other situations, it describes persons, nations, or animals being brought low, subdued, or made to yield. Rarely, it can refer to the physical weakening or collapse from exhaustion, fear, or defeat.
1 Samuel 4:19 · Word #16
Lexicon H3766
| Lemma | כָּרַע |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤓𐤏 |
| Transliteration | kâraʻ |
| Strong's | H3766 |
| Definition | To bend or kneel down, particularly by bending the knee or lowering oneself bodily. Commonly used to describe acts of bowing, kneeling, or prostration, whether in worship, submission, or defeat. The verb can refer physically to humans or animals bowing down, kneeling, or lying down, and metaphorically to a state of being brought low, subdued, or made to collapse. In worship contexts, it distinguishes the physical act of kneeling or bowing before a deity, king, or superior. In other situations, it describes persons, nations, or animals being brought low, subdued, or made to yield. Rarely, it can refer to the physical weakening or collapse from exhaustion, fear, or defeat. |
Morphology HC/Vqw3fs
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 | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and she kneeled |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3766-18
and she knelt down
| Morphological Notes | Qal sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person feminine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem conveys the simple physical action of bending the knee. The sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol) 3rd feminine singular is rendered as a past narrative action, preserving the feminine singular subject. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and she knelt down
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'And she knelt down' matches the root and is contextually correct (physical act during childbirth); no change needed. |