וַ/יָּ֖עַף
𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤐
ʻûwph
and was weary
To fly, to move through the air by means of wings. By extension, may denote rapid or soaring motion (literal or figurative), or (rarely and contextually) to faint or grow weary. Occasional metaphoric uses: being swept away or fleeing swiftly, or (in poetics) the 'gleaming' or shining forth of wings or feathers.
Judges 4:21 · Word #23
Lexicon H5774
| Lemma | עוּף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤅𐤐 |
| Transliteration | ʻûwph |
| Strong's | H5774 |
| Definition | To fly, to move through the air by means of wings. By extension, may denote rapid or soaring motion (literal or figurative), or (rarely and contextually) to faint or grow weary. Occasional metaphoric uses: being swept away or fleeing swiftly, or (in poetics) the 'gleaming' or shining forth of wings or feathers. |
Morphology HC/Vqw3ms
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 | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and was weary |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5774-14
and he flew
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses simple active action from the root meaning "to fly." The sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol) 3rd masculine singular form conveys a past narrative action, hence "and he flew." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and was weary
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | In this context, 'and was weary' fits the narrative better than 'and he flew'; the verb here reflects exhaustion. SIBI-P1 misassigned the common meaning, so P2 corrects it for contextual accuracy. |
| P1 Flag | P1 rendered the wrong sense for this root in context (should be 'was weary') |