וַיַּ֣עַשׂ בַּדְּבִ֔יר שְׁנֵ֥י כְרוּבִ֖ים עֲצֵי־שָׁ֑מֶן עֶ֥שֶׂר אַמֹּ֖ות קֹומָתֹֽו׃
And he made in the Devir two keruvim of oil-wood; ten cubits was its height.
Morphology
- וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (vayyaʿas) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he made”; Notes: Standard narrative form indicating completed action.
- בַּדְּבִ֔יר (baddevir) – Root: דביר (devir); Form: Preposition + definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “in the Devir”; Notes: Refers to the innermost sanctuary, the Holy of Holies.
- שְׁנֵ֥י (shenei) – Root: שנים (shnayim); Form: Masculine dual construct; Translation: “two”; Notes: Construct form modifying “keruvim.”
- כְרוּבִ֖ים (keruvim) – Root: כרב (keruv); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “keruvim”; Notes: Angelic figures associated with divine presence.
- עֲצֵי־שָׁ֑מֶן (ʿatsei-shamen) – Root: עץ (ʿets), שמן (shemen); Form: Construct plural noun + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “wood of oil” or “olive-wood”; Notes: Indicates the material used to make the keruvim.
- עֶ֥שֶׂר (ʿeser) – Root: עשר (ʿeser); Form: Numeral, feminine; Translation: “ten”; Notes: Agrees with the feminine noun “ammot.”
- אַמֹּ֖ות (ʾammot) – Root: אמה (ʾammah); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “cubits”; Notes: Standard unit of length.
- קֹומָתֹֽו (qomato) – Root: קומה (qomah); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “its height”; Notes: Refers to the height of each keruv.