וּ/לְ/מִי֙
𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤉
mîy
and-to-whom
An interrogative pronoun primarily used to ask about the identity or character of persons ('who?'), sometimes extended idiomatically to inquire about certain objects or parties when personification or rhetorical force is present. May function in both direct and indirect questions, and occasionally in indefinite or relative constructions to mean 'whoever' or 'anyone.' Rarely used in exclamatory expressions to evoke a wish or strong rhetorical question.
1 Samuel 9:20 · Word #14
Lexicon H4310
| Lemma | מִי |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤉 |
| Transliteration | mîy |
| Strong's | H4310 |
| Definition | An interrogative pronoun primarily used to ask about the identity or character of persons ('who?'), sometimes extended idiomatically to inquire about certain objects or parties when personification or rhetorical force is present. May function in both direct and indirect questions, and occasionally in indefinite or relative constructions to mean 'whoever' or 'anyone.' Rarely used in exclamatory expressions to evoke a wish or strong rhetorical question. |
Morphology HC/R/Ti
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | T — Particle — Function word |
| Subtype | i — Interrogative — Interrogative |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and-to-whom |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4310-06
and to whom?
| Morphological Notes | Interrogative pronoun מִי with prefixed conjunction וּ ('and') and preposition לְ ('to/for'); no gender or number marking. |
| Rendering Rationale | The base pronoun מִי asks about personal identity ('who?'). The prefixed conjunction וּ ('and') and preposition לְ ('to/for') yield the composite sense 'and to whom?' while preserving its interrogative force about a person. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and to whom?
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | The interrogative is best rendered as in P1, appropriate for the context and word order. |