Hebrew · H3885, G835 · unreviewed

יָלִין

To stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently ; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain) · to pass the night (properly, in the open air)

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לוּן H3885 to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently ; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
Pronunciation lûn
To lodge overnight develops into stubborn complaint; spatial dwelling becomes verbal obstinacy against God.
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αὐλίζομαι G835 to pass the night (properly, in the open air)
Pronunciation aulízomai
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What does יָלִין (yalin) mean in the Bible?

לוּן · αὐλίζομαι is a Hebrew word meaning "to dwell, lodge, remain overnight".

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Meaning

to dwell, lodge, remain overnight
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 42×
Imperfect 2Sam 17:8 · 2Sam 19:8 · Deut 16:4 · Exod 23:18 · Exod 34:25 · Isa 1:21 · Job 29:19 · Job 31:32 · Job 39:9 · Job 41:14 · Prov 19:23 · Ps 30:6 · Ps 49:13 · Song 1:13 · Deut 21:23 · Jer 4:14 32×
Sequential imperfect Joel 1:13 · Judg 19:9 · Num 22:8 · Ruth 3:13
Jussive 2Sam 17:16 · Judg 19:20
Participle active Gen 32:22 · Neh 13:21
Cohortative Song 7:12
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action
Imperfect Exod 16:7 · Num 16:11
Participle active Num 14:27 · Num 17:20
Perfect Num 14:29
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Imperfect Exod 16:7
Hithpolel
Imperfect Ps 91:1
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 51 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Imperfect 38 Participle 5 Imperative 5 Perfect 1 Imperfective 1 Cohortative 1
Stem
Qal 42 Hiphil 7 Niphal 1 Hithpolel 1
Mood
Indicative/jussive 33 Imperative 5 Indicative/cohortative 3 Jussive 2 Indicative 1
OT Occurrences
Gen 19:2 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Gen 32:22 Qal · Participle Exod 16:7 Niphal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 16:7 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 23:18 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Exod 34:25 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Lev 19:13 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Num 14:27 Hiphil · Participle Num 14:27 Hiphil · Participle Num 14:29 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Num 16:11 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Num 16:11 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Num 17:20 Hiphil · Participle Num 22:8 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Deut 16:4 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Deut 21:23 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Josh 4:3 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Judg 19:9 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Judg 19:9 Qal · Imperative · Imperative Judg 19:20 Qal · Imperfect · Jussive Ruth 1:16 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ruth 1:16 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Ruth 3:13 Qal · Imperative · Imperative 2 Sam 17:8 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 2 Sam 17:16 Qal · Imperfect · Jussive 2 Sam 19:8 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive 1 Chr 9:27 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Neh 4:16 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Neh 13:21 Qal · Participle Job 17:2 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 19:4 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 24:7 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 29:19 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 31:32 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 39:9 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Job 41:14 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 25:13 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 30:6 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 49:13 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Ps 55:8 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative +11 more occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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