וְהַבַּ֗יִת אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּנָ֜ה הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה שִׁשִּֽׁים־אַמָּ֥ה אָרְכֹּ֖ו וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים רָחְבֹּ֑ו וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אַמָּ֖ה קֹומָתֹֽו׃
And the house that King Shelomo built for YHWH—sixty cubits was its length, and twenty its width, and thirty cubits its height.
Morphology
- וְהַבַּ֗יִת (ve-habbayit) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Conjunction + definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And the house”; Notes: Refers to the Temple structure.
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- בָּנָ֜ה (banah) – Root: בנה (banah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “built”; Notes: Refers to past completed action.
- הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (hammelekh) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: Definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the king”; Notes: Refers specifically to Shelomoh.
- שְׁלֹמֹה֙ (Shelomoh) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Proper name; Translation: “Shelomoh”; Notes: Name of the king who built the Temple.
- לַֽיהוָ֔ה (la-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “for YHWH”; Notes: Indicates the dedication of the house to YHWH.
- שִׁשִּֽׁים־אַמָּ֥ה (shishshim-ammah) – Root: שׁשים (shishshim), אמה (ʾammah); Form: Numeral + noun, feminine singular; Translation: “sixty cubits”; Notes: Measurement of length.
- אָרְכֹּ֖ו (ʾorko) – Root: ארך (ʾorekh); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “its length”; Notes: Refers to the length of the house.
- וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים (ve-ʿesrim) – Root: עשרים (ʿesrim); Form: Conjunction + numeral; Translation: “and twenty”; Notes: Measurement of width.
- רָחְבֹּ֑ו (raḥbo) – Root: רחב (raḥav); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “its width”; Notes: Refers to the width of the house.
- וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים (u-sheloshim) – Root: שלשים (sheloshim); Form: Conjunction + numeral; Translation: “and thirty”; Notes: Measurement of height.
- אַמָּ֖ה (ʾammah) – Root: אמה (ʾammah); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “cubits”; Notes: Ancient unit of measure (approx. 18 inches).
- קֹומָתֹֽו (qomato) – Root: קומה (qomah); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “its height”; Notes: Describes vertical dimension of the house.