וַ/יִּלֹּ֨נוּ֙
𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤍𐤅
lûwn
and they grumbled
To lodge, spend the night, or remain temporarily in a place; by extension, to stay, abide, dwell, or continue in a given state or location, sometimes with an emphasis on temporary or overnight residence. In some contexts, especially in Piel or intensive forms, it carries the sense of persisting in speech, often with the nuance of complaining or murmuring. The primary sense remains focused on pausing, halting one’s journey, or residing overnight.
Numbers 14:2 · Word #1
Lexicon H3885
| Lemma | לוּן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤋𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | lûwn |
| Strong's | H3885 |
| Definition | To lodge, spend the night, or remain temporarily in a place; by extension, to stay, abide, dwell, or continue in a given state or location, sometimes with an emphasis on temporary or overnight residence. In some contexts, especially in Piel or intensive forms, it carries the sense of persisting in speech, often with the nuance of complaining or murmuring. The primary sense remains focused on pausing, halting one’s journey, or residing overnight. |
Morphology HC/VNw3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| 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 | and they grumbled |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3885-21
and they lodged overnight
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Niphal stem; sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol); 3rd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Niphal sequential imperfect 3rd masculine plural form conveys a simple past narrative action with a middle/passive nuance. Rendering it as "and they lodged overnight" preserves the root’s primary sense of halting for the night and reflects the plural subject. |
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