1 Kings 7:10

וּמְיֻסָּ֕ד אֲבָנִ֥ים יְקָרֹ֖ות אֲבָנִ֣ים גְּדֹלֹ֑ות אַבְנֵי֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר אַמֹּ֔ות וְאַבְנֵ֖י שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה אַמֹּֽות׃

And it was founded with costly stones, great stones—stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits.

 

Morphology

  1. וּמְיֻסָּ֕ד (umeyussad) – Root: יסד (yasad); Form: Conjunction + Pual participle, masculine singular; Translation: “and it was founded”; Notes: Refers to the foundation construction.
  2. אֲבָנִ֥ים (ʾavanim) – Root: אבן (ʾeven); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “stones”; Notes: Object of the participle “founded with stones.”
  3. יְקָרֹ֖ות (yeqarot) – Root: יקר (yaqar); Form: Adjective, feminine plural; Translation: “costly”; Notes: Describes the value and quality of the stones.
  4. אֲבָנִ֣ים (ʾavanim) – Root: אבן (ʾeven); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “stones”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis and further description.
  5. גְּדֹלֹ֑ות (gedolot) – Root: גדל (gadal); Form: Adjective, feminine plural; Translation: “great”; Notes: Refers to the size of the stones.
  6. אַבְנֵי֙ (ʾavnei) – Root: אבן (ʾeven); Form: Construct noun, feminine plural; Translation: “stones of”; Notes: Followed by measurement.
  7. עֶ֣שֶׂר (ʿeser) – Root: עשר (ʿeser); Form: Numeral, feminine; Translation: “ten”; Notes: Feminine form to agree with “stones.”
  8. אַמֹּ֔ות (ammot) – Root: אמה (ʾammah); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “cubits”; Notes: Unit of length.
  9. וְאַבְנֵ֖י (veʾavnei) – Root: אבן (ʾeven); Form: Conjunction + construct noun, feminine plural; Translation: “and stones of”; Notes: Connects the next measurement group.
  10. שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה (shemoneh) – Root: שׁמנה (shemoneh); Form: Numeral, feminine; Translation: “eight”; Notes: Matches the gender of “cubits.”
  11. אַמֹּֽות (ammot) – Root: אמה (ʾammah); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “cubits”; Notes: Measurement of the second group of stones.

 

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