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