פֶּ֗תַח הַצֵּלָע֙ הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔ה אֶל־כֶּ֥תֶף הַבַּ֖יִת הַיְמָנִ֑ית וּבְלוּלִּ֗ים יַֽעֲלוּ֙ עַל־הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔ה וּמִן־הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖ה אֶל־הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁים׃
The entrance to the middle side-chamber was on the right side of the house, and by winding stairs they went up to the middle one, and from the middle to the third.
Morphology
- פֶּ֗תַח (petach) – Root: פתח (pataḥ); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “entrance”; Notes: Refers to a doorway or opening.
- הַצֵּלָע֙ (ha-tselaʿ) – Root: צלע (tselaʿ); Form: Definite noun, feminine singular; Translation: “the side-chamber”; Notes: One of the side structures built alongside the Temple.
- הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔ה (ha-tikhonah) – Root: תוך (tokh); Form: Definite adjective, feminine singular; Translation: “the middle”; Notes: Specifies the middle level of side-chambers.
- אֶל־כֶּ֥תֶף (el-ketef) – Root: כתף (ketef); Form: Preposition + noun, feminine singular; Translation: “toward the side”; Notes: Refers to the side or shoulder of the house.
- הַבַּ֖יִת (ha-bayit) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the house”; Notes: Refers to the Temple.
- הַיְמָנִ֑ית (ha-yemanit) – Root: ימן (yamin); Form: Definite adjective, feminine singular; Translation: “the right”; Notes: Indicates the south side when facing east, typical Temple orientation.
- וּבְלוּלִּ֗ים (u-velullim) – Root: לול (lul); Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine plural; Translation: “and winding stairs”; Notes: Spiral staircases connecting levels.
- יַֽעֲלוּ֙ (yaʿalu) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “they went up”; Notes: Describes upward movement between levels.
- עַל־הַתִּ֣יכֹנָ֔ה (ʿal-ha-tikhonah) – Root: תוך (tokh); Form: Preposition + definite adjective, feminine singular; Translation: “to the middle one”; Notes: Indicates destination of ascent.
- וּמִן־הַתִּֽיכֹנָ֖ה (u-min-ha-tikhonah) – Root: מן (min), תוך (tokh); Form: Conjunction + preposition + definite adjective, feminine singular; Translation: “and from the middle one”; Notes: Beginning of further movement.
- אֶל־הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁים (el-ha-shelishim) – Root: שלש (shalosh); Form: Preposition + definite ordinal, masculine plural; Translation: “to the third”; Notes: Refers to the third story or level of side-chambers.