וְ/עֹֽנְנִ֖ים
𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤍𐤉𐤌
ʻânan
and soothsayers
To engage in omens or soothsaying, particularly by interpreting clouds or atmospheric phenomena; to practice augury or divination; in some contexts, to act covertly or employ magical arts. The verb's primary biblical usage denotes the seeking of oracles or attempting to foretell the future by occult means, with the activity often explicitly disapproved in the Israelite religious context.
Isaiah 2:6 · Word #9
Lexicon H6049
| Lemma | עָנַן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤍𐤍 |
| Transliteration | ʻânan |
| Strong's | H6049 |
| Definition | To engage in omens or soothsaying, particularly by interpreting clouds or atmospheric phenomena; to practice augury or divination; in some contexts, to act covertly or employ magical arts. The verb's primary biblical usage denotes the seeking of oracles or attempting to foretell the future by occult means, with the activity often explicitly disapproved in the Israelite religious context. |
Morphology HC/Vmrmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | m — Poel — Variant active |
| 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 | and soothsayers |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6049-09
cloud-diviners
| Morphological Notes | Poel stem, active participle, masculine plural, absolute; verbal adjective indicating practitioners characterized by the action. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Poel active participle masculine plural denotes men who actively and intensively practice divination derived from the concept of "cloud." "Cloud-diviners" preserves the denominative sense from "cloud" while reflecting the participial, agentive force in the plural. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and soothsayers
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 ('cloud-diviners') is a literal, but the context prefers the idiomatic 'soothsayers', fitting the typical rendering of this augmented plural. Silex definition in context supports 'soothsayers'. |