וּשְׁתֵּ֨י כֹתָרֹ֜ת עָשָׂ֗ה לָתֵ֛ת עַל־רָאשֵׁ֥י הָֽעַמּוּדִ֖ים מֻצַ֣ק נְחֹ֑שֶׁת חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמֹּ֗ות קֹומַת֙ הַכֹּתֶ֣רֶת הָאֶחָ֔ת וְחָמֵ֣שׁ אַמֹּ֔ות קֹומַ֖ת הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃
And he made two capitals to place on the tops of the pillars, cast in bronze; five cubits was the height of the one capital, and five cubits was the height of the second capital.
Morphology
- וּשְׁתֵּ֨י (ushtei) – Root: שנים (shnayim); Form: Conjunction + dual feminine construct; Translation: “and two”; Notes: Introduces the two capitals.
- כֹתָרֹ֜ת (kotarot) – Root: כתר (katar); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “capitals”; Notes: The top decorative part of the pillars.
- עָשָׂ֗ה (ʿasah) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he made”; Notes: Refers to Ḥiram’s craftsmanship.
- לָתֵ֛ת (latet) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “to place”; Notes: Indicates purpose.
- עַל־רָאשֵׁ֥י (ʿal-roshei) – Root: ראש (rosh); Form: Preposition + plural construct noun; Translation: “on the tops of”; Notes: Placement of the capitals.
- הָֽעַמּוּדִ֖ים (haʿammudim) – Root: עמד (ʿamad); Form: Definite noun, masculine plural; Translation: “the pillars”; Notes: Refers to the two bronze columns.
- מֻצַ֣ק (mutsaq) – Root: יצק (yatsaq); Form: Hophal participle, masculine singular; Translation: “cast”; Notes: Indicates the capitals were cast in metal.
- נְחֹ֑שֶׁת (neḥoshet) – Root: נחשת (neḥoshet); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “bronze”; Notes: The material used for the capitals.
- חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמֹּ֗ות (ḥamesh ammot) – Root: חמש (ḥamesh), אמה (ʾammah); Form: Numeral + noun, feminine plural; Translation: “five cubits”; Notes: Measurement of height.
- קֹומַת֙ (qomat) – Root: קום (qum); Form: Construct noun, feminine singular; Translation: “the height of”; Notes: Followed by the subject “the capital.”
- הַכֹּתֶ֣רֶת (hakoteret) – Root: כתר (katar); Form: Definite noun, feminine singular; Translation: “the capital”; Notes: Refers to the decorative pillar top.
- הָאֶחָ֔ת (haʾeḥat) – Root: אחד (ʾeḥad); Form: Definite numeral, feminine singular; Translation: “the one”; Notes: Specifies which capital.
- וְחָמֵ֣שׁ אַמֹּ֔ות (veḥamesh ammot) – Root: חמש (ḥamesh), אמה (ʾammah); Form: Conjunction + numeral + noun, feminine plural; Translation: “and five cubits”; Notes: Repeated for symmetry.
- קֹומַ֖ת (qomat) – Root: קום (qum); Form: Construct noun, feminine singular; Translation: “height of”; Notes: As above.
- הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת (hakoteret) – Root: כתר (katar); Form: Definite noun, feminine singular; Translation: “the capital”; Notes: As above.
- הַשֵּׁנִֽית (hashenit) – Root: שני (sheni); Form: Definite ordinal adjective, feminine singular; Translation: “the second”; Notes: Distinguishes it from the first.