1 Kings 6:37

בַּשָּׁנָה֙ הָֽרְבִיעִ֔ית יֻסַּ֖ד בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה בְּיֶ֖רַח זִֽו׃

In the fourth year was the House of YHWH founded, in the month of Ziv.

 

Morphology

  1. בַּשָּׁנָה֙ (bashshanah) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: Preposition + definite noun, feminine singular; Translation: “in the year”; Notes: Introduces the time reference.
  2. הָֽרְבִיעִ֔ית (harəviʿit) – Root: רבע (ravaʿ); Form: Definite ordinal adjective, feminine singular; Translation: “the fourth”; Notes: Modifies “year.”
  3. יֻסַּ֖ד (yussad) – Root: יסד (yasad); Form: Pual perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “was founded”; Notes: Passive verb indicating the beginning of construction.
  4. בֵּ֣ית (beit) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Construct noun, masculine singular; Translation: “House of”; Notes: Construct form joined with the divine name.
  5. יְהוָ֑ה (YHWH) – Root: Divine name; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the God of Yisraʾel.
  6. בְּיֶ֖רַח (beyeraḥ) – Root: ירח (yeraḥ); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “in the month”; Notes: Introduces a more specific time reference.
  7. זִֽו (Ziv) – Root: Possibly related to זיו (ziv), “radiance”; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ziv”; Notes: Name of the second month of the ancient Hebrew calendar, corresponding to Iyyar.

 

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