וַ/יִּרְפּ֖וּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤐𐤅
râphâh
grew weak
To become slack, weak, or feeble; to lose strength or intensity, either physically, emotionally, or metaphorically. Used in a range of contexts to convey the idea of relaxing effort, losing resolve, or decreasing activity, as well as physical weakening or abatement of conditions.
2 Samuel 4:1 · Word #8
Lexicon H7503
| Lemma | רָפָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤐𐤄 |
| Transliteration | râphâh |
| Strong's | H7503 |
| Definition | To become slack, weak, or feeble; to lose strength or intensity, either physically, emotionally, or metaphorically. Used in a range of contexts to convey the idea of relaxing effort, losing resolve, or decreasing activity, as well as physical weakening or abatement of conditions. |
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | grew weak |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7503-22
they became slack
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses a simple state of becoming slack or weak, and the 3rd person masculine plural sequential imperfect form indicates a completed past action by multiple masculine subjects. "They became slack" preserves both the root sense of loosening and the plural morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
they became weak
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'They became slack' (P1) is less idiomatic in standard English for this context, while 'they became weak' better reflects the result of hearing the news and matches the silex_definition. |