H6030a H6030a
will dwell/howl, a verb of uncertain meaning in Isaiah 13:22
This word appears in Isaiah's oracle against Babylon, describing jackals or wild creatures. The Hebrew root and meaning are disputed: it could be from a root meaning 'to dwell' (as the consonants suggest) or 'to howl/respond' (as traditional interpretation takes it). Context describes desolate ruins inhabited by wild animals, which supports either reading. The verb's gender agreement with 'jackals' is unusual, prompting textual discussion.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Used in Isaiah 13:22 to describe the action of jackals in Babylon's ruins. The Hebrew allows 'will dwell' or 'will howl,' with ancient versions divided. Spanish 'aullarán' (will howl) and German 'antwortete' (answered, from the root 'anah') reflect the traditional understanding of animal cries, while the structural parallel with 'dwell' in verse 21 suggests habitation. The multilingual glosses reveal ongoing lexical uncertainty about this rare form. 1×
AR["وَ-تَعْوِي"]·ben["ও-চিৎকার-করবে"]·DE["und-antwortete"]·EN["and-will-howl"]·FR["[וענה]"]·heb["ו-ענה"]·HI["और-गीदड़-बोलेंगे"]·ID["Dan-melolong"]·IT["[וענה]"]·jav["Lan-badhé-nangis"]·KO["울부징으리라"]·PT["E-uivarão"]·RU["и-отзовутся"]·ES["Y-aullarán"]·SW["na-fisi"]·TR["ve-uluyacak"]·urd["اور-چیخیں-گے"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [עוּן] vb. dwell (prob.; √ of foll.; Arabic عون, عَانَ is support, help, v. especially FlKl.Schr. i. 87 ff.);— Qal Pf. 3 fs. consec. וְעָנָה֫ (read וְעָ֫נָה?) Is 13:22 and jackals shall dwell, etc. (on agreement v. Ges§ 145 k; ‖ שׁכן v 21), so 𝔊 Buhl; CheHeb. Hpt.. 124 וְשָֽׁכְנוּ; > 𝔖 𝔗 𝔙 al. √ IV. ענה.—ψ 87:7 v. מַעְיָן" dir="rtl" >מַעְיָן.