Hebrew Form Guide

וּמְעֻנֶּֽה׃ (ū·mə·‘un·neh) in Isaiah 53:4: Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular

וּמְעֻנֶּֽה׃ (ū·mə·‘un·neh) in Isaiah 53:4

Source Word

וּמְעֻנֶּֽה׃ū·mə·‘un·nehConjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular

At Isaiah 53:4, the Isaiah 53:4 source token וּמְעֻנֶּֽה׃ is H6031, Conj-w | V-Pual-Prtcpl-ms. The H6031 Isaiah 53:4 BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

How The Form Affects Interpretation

And afflicted preserves coordination and passive description without adding an agent absent from the participial form itself. Those watching interpreted the Servant as divinely struck and afflicted, while the song redirects attention to the infirmities and sorrows He bears for them.

How To Communicate It

Mark both the passive description and the viewpoint phrase we considered, then let verses 4 and 5 correct the observers' earlier conclusion.

What Not To Say

  • Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
  • Do not use Pual morphology to name God as grammatical agent, and do not present the speakers' former assessment as the song's whole explanation.
  • The passive participle leaves agency grammatically open even though the neighboring phrase mentions God within the observers' judgment.
  • Read and afflicted within Isaiah 53:4 as the H6031 occurrence; broader theology requires the passage.

What Does The Label Mean?

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Hebrew-verb

Part of Speech

Verb

Form Label

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular

Stem

Pual

Aspect

Prtcpl

Person

Not applicable

Gender

Masculine

Number

Singular

State

Not applicable

Attached Prefixes

Waw conjunction

Suffix

None

Aspect Note

The participle characterizes His afflicted condition within the speakers' former evaluation rather than presenting a simple finite event sequence.

Verse Role

The Pual stem carries passive force, the participle supplies a descriptive state, and masculine singular agreement follows the Servant.

What The Form Does In This Verse

Attached To

Struck down by God within the observers' mistaken assessment of the Servant

Governed By

The contrast between what the Servant actually carries for others and what the speakers once considered about Him

Role In The Phrase

The waw coordinates a masculine singular Pual participle that describes the Servant as one acted upon or afflicted.

What It Is Not Doing

Passive morphology does not identify the afflicting agent on its own, and the observers' statement must not be detached from the verse's corrective contrast.

How Much The Form Matters Here

Interpretive Weight

High: Those watching interpreted the Servant as divinely struck and afflicted, while the song redirects attention to the infirmities and sorrows He bears for them.

Syntax Profile

The Pual stem carries passive force, the participle supplies a descriptive state, and masculine singular agreement follows the Servant.. The waw coordinates a masculine singular Pual participle that describes the Servant as one acted upon or afflicted.. Attached to struck down by God within the observers' mistaken assessment of the Servant. Governed by the contrast between what the Servant actually carries for others and what the speakers once considered about Him. Passive morphology does not identify the afflicting agent on its own, and the observers' statement must not be detached from the verse's corrective contrast.

Reader Question

What does the Pual participle contribute to and afflicted? It portrays the masculine singular Servant as suffering action upon Him, while context evaluates how observers understood that suffering.

Translation Effect

Direct: And afflicted preserves coordination and passive description without adding an agent absent from the participial form itself.

Where Caution Is Needed

The passive participle leaves agency grammatically open even though the neighboring phrase mentions God within the observers' judgment. The clause reports what we considered, so theological interpretation must follow the song's subsequent correction.

Fallacies To Avoid

Passive stem always names divine agency: Voice describes the subject as acted upon; agency must be supplied by syntax and context. observer judgment equals final interpretation: The song explicitly moves from what the speakers considered to why the Servant was wounded. morphology replaces literary context: The H6031 form clarifies the and afflicted relation in Isaiah 53:4; the surrounding passage establishes its scope.

How The Interpretation Is Derived

Textual Witness

At Isaiah 53:4, the Isaiah 53:4 source token וּמְעֻנֶּֽה׃ is H6031, Conj-w | V-Pual-Prtcpl-ms. The H6031 Isaiah 53:4 BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

Lexical Identity

עָנָה is the lemma behind and afflicted here. Within Isaiah 53:4, H6031 retains this exact lexical identity.

Grammar In Context

The Pual stem carries passive force, the participle supplies a descriptive state, and masculine singular agreement follows the Servant.

Passage Meaning

Those watching interpreted the Servant as divinely struck and afflicted, while the song redirects attention to the infirmities and sorrows He bears for them.

Canonical Fit

Isaiah 53 overturns shallow judgments about suffering and prepares the confession that His wounds concern the sins and peace of others.

Communication Use

Mark both the passive description and the viewpoint phrase we considered, then let verses 4 and 5 correct the observers' earlier conclusion.

Do Not Derive

Do not use Pual morphology to name God as grammatical agent, and do not present the speakers' former assessment as the song's whole explanation.