וַיִּ֜קֶן אֶת־הָהָ֥ר שֹׁמְרֹ֛ון מֵ֥אֶת שֶׁ֖מֶר בְּכִכְּרַ֣יִם כָּ֑סֶף וַיִּ֨בֶן֙ אֶת־הָהָ֔ר וַיִּקְרָ֗א אֶת־שֵׁ֤ם הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּנָ֔ה עַ֣ל שֶׁם־שֶׁ֔מֶר אֲדֹנֵ֖י הָהָ֥ר שֹׁמְרֹֽון׃
And he bought the hill Shomeron from Shemer for two talents of silver, and he built on the hill, and he called the name of the city which he built after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Shomeron.
Morphology
- וַיִּ֜קֶן (va-yiqen) – Root: קנה (qanah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “and he bought”; Notes: Describes a transactional acquisition.
- אֶת־הָהָ֥ר (et-ha-har) – Root: הר (har); Form: Direct object marker + definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the hill”; Notes: Refers to the geographical site of Shomeron.
- שֹׁמְרֹ֛ון (Shomeron) – Root: שׁמרון (Shomeron); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shomeron”; Notes: Later the capital of the northern kingdom.
- מֵ֥אֶת (me-et) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Preposition; Translation: “from”; Notes: Indicates source of the transaction.
- שֶׁ֖מֶר (Shemer) – Root: שׁמר (Shemer); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shemer”; Notes: Former owner of the hill.
- בְּכִכְּרַ֣יִם (be-kikkarayim) – Root: ככר (kikkar); Form: Preposition + dual noun, masculine; Translation: “for two talents”; Notes: Unit of weight and currency.
- כָּ֑סֶף (kasef) – Root: כסף (kasef); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “silver”; Notes: Currency of the purchase.
- וַיִּ֨בֶן (va-yiven) – Root: בנה (banah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “and he built”; Notes: Refers to urban development on the hill.
- אֶת־הָהָ֔ר (et-ha-har) – Root: הר (har); Form: Direct object marker + definite noun; Translation: “the hill”; Notes: Site of the new city.
- וַיִּקְרָ֗א (va-yiqra) – Root: קרא (qara); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “and he called”; Notes: Naming act.
- אֶת־שֵׁ֤ם (et-shem) – Root: שם (shem); Form: Direct object marker + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the name”; Notes: Refers to the city’s name.
- הָעִיר֙ (ha-ʿir) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Definite noun, feminine singular; Translation: “of the city”; Notes: Construct with “name.”
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces relative clause.
- בָּנָ֔ה (banah) – Root: בנה (banah); Form: Qal perfect 3ms; Translation: “he built”; Notes: Refers to ʿOmri’s construction.
- עַ֣ל שֵׁם־שֶׁ֔מֶר (ʿal-shem-Shemer) – Root: שם (shem), שׁמר (Shemer); Form: Preposition + construct + proper noun; Translation: “after the name of Shemer”; Notes: Etymological explanation of the name “Shomeron.”
- אֲדֹנֵ֖י (ʾadonei) – Root: אדן (ʾadon); Form: Construct noun, plural + 3ms suffix; Translation: “owner of”; Notes: Denotes possession.
- הָהָ֥ר (ha-har) – Root: הר (har); Form: Definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the hill”; Notes: Completes the construct chain “owner of the hill.”
- שֹׁמְרֹֽון (Shomeron) – Root: שׁמרון (Shomeron); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shomeron”; Notes: Name given to the new capital city, derived from Shemer.