יָג֖וּר
𐤉𐤂𐤅𐤓
gûwr
did he remain
To reside temporarily or live as a sojourner, foreigner, or non-native inhabitant in a land or among a people not one’s own. In some contexts, the verb also expresses feelings or states associated with being a non-native, such as uncertainty, cautiousness, or awe. The word can further denote the act of dwelling, staying, or inhabiting a place without implying permanent settlement. Its semantic range encompasses both physical residency and the existential sense of being an outsider or stranger.
Judges 5:17 · Word #7
Lexicon H1481
| Lemma | גּוּר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤅𐤓 |
| Transliteration | gûwr |
| Strong's | H1481 |
| Definition | To reside temporarily or live as a sojourner, foreigner, or non-native inhabitant in a land or among a people not one’s own. In some contexts, the verb also expresses feelings or states associated with being a non-native, such as uncertainty, cautiousness, or awe. The word can further denote the act of dwelling, staying, or inhabiting a place without implying permanent settlement. Its semantic range encompasses both physical residency and the existential sense of being an outsider or stranger. |
Morphology HVqi3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | did he remain |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1481-27
he will sojourn
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 3ms form expresses simple active action in the future or incomplete aspect, here rendered as "he will sojourn," preserving the core sense of residing temporarily as a non-native. "Sojourn" reflects the root’s primary meaning of dwelling as a foreigner rather than permanent settlement. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
did he sojourn
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | The context here is a poetic question about inactivity: past or present action is implied, so an English past tense is appropriate ('did he sojourn') rather than the non-contextual 'he will sojourn'. SILEX defines sojourning as residing temporarily or being non-native; 'did he sojourn' is more contextually accurate. |