וְ/הִֽתְנוֹדְדָ֖ה

𐤅/𐤄𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤃𐤃𐤄

nûwd

and sways

To move or sway back and forth; commonly used for the physical act of nodding or shaking the head, either in sympathy, derision, or disapproval. Figuratively, to wander, roam, or be unsettled, especially in the sense of being driven away or displaced from one's home or original place; to mourn or show compassion by a gesture; to demonstrate sorrow or sympathy, sometimes through gesture or speech.

H5110

Isaiah 24:20 · Word #5

Lexicon H5110

Lemmaנוּד
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤅𐤃
Transliterationnûwd
Strong'sH5110
DefinitionTo move or sway back and forth; commonly used for the physical act of nodding or shaking the head, either in sympathy, derision, or disapproval. Figuratively, to wander, roam, or be unsettled, especially in the sense of being driven away or displaced from one's home or original place; to mourn or show compassion by a gesture; to demonstrate sorrow or sympathy, sometimes through gesture or speech.

Morphology HC/Vrq3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan r — Hithpolel — Variant intensive reflexive
Conjugation q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phraseand sways

SIBI-P1 Translation H5110-15

and she wandered about

Morphological NotesVerb, Hithpolel (reflexive-intensive), sequential perfect, 3rd person feminine singular with prefixed conjunction ו.
Rendering RationaleThe Hithpolel stem conveys an intensive/reflexive sense of moving oneself back and forth, hence "wander about." The 3rd feminine singular sequential perfect with prefixed ו is reflected by "and she."

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

and it swayed about

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleChanged from 'and she wandered about' to 'and she swayed about' as the context calls for instability (physical swaying) rather than wandering, consistent with the poetic parallelism and SILEX definition.