וַיַּ֧עַשׂ אֶת־הַמְּכֹנֹ֛ות עֶ֖שֶׂר נְחֹ֑שֶׁת אַרְבַּ֣ע בָּאַמָּ֗ה אֹ֚רֶךְ הַמְּכֹונָ֣ה הָֽאֶחָ֔ת וְאַרְבַּ֤ע בָּֽאַמָּה֙ רָחְבָּ֔הּ וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ בָּאַמָּ֖ה קֹומָתָֽהּ׃
And he made the stands of bronze—ten; four cubits was the length of one stand, and four cubits its width, and three cubits its height.
Morphology
- וַיַּ֧עַשׂ (vayyaʿas) – Root: עשה (ʿasah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he made”; Notes: Standard narrative verb form.
- אֶת־הַמְּכֹנֹ֛ות (et-hammekhonot) – Root: מכון (mekhon); Form: Direct object marker + definite noun, feminine plural; Translation: “the stands”; Notes: Refers to the movable stands for lavers (wash basins).
- עֶ֖שֶׂר (ʿeser) – Root: עשר (ʿeser); Form: Numeral, feminine; Translation: “ten”; Notes: Number of stands constructed.
- נְחֹ֑שֶׁת (neḥoshet) – Root: נחשת (neḥoshet); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “bronze”; Notes: Material of the stands.
- אַרְבַּ֣ע (arbaʿ) – Root: ארבע (arbaʿ); Form: Numeral, feminine; Translation: “four”; Notes: Length measurement.
- בָּאַמָּ֗ה (baʾammah) – Root: אמה (ʾammah); Form: Preposition + noun, feminine singular; Translation: “cubits”; Notes: Standard biblical measure.
- אֹ֚רֶךְ (ʾorekh) – Root: ארך (ʾarakh); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “length”; Notes: Describes dimension of the stand.
- הַמְּכֹונָ֣ה (hammekhonah) – Root: מכון (mekhon); Form: Definite noun, feminine singular; Translation: “the stand”; Notes: Refers to one of the ten bronze stands.
- הָֽאֶחָ֔ת (haʾeḥat) – Root: אחד (eḥad); Form: Definite adjective, feminine singular; Translation: “one”; Notes: Modifies “stand.”
- וְאַרְבַּ֤ע (veʾarbaʿ) – Root: ארבע (arbaʿ); Form: Conjunction + numeral; Translation: “and four”; Notes: Width measurement.
- בָּֽאַמָּה֙ (baʾammah) – Root: אמה (ʾammah); Form: Preposition + noun, feminine singular; Translation: “cubits”; Notes: Unit of measurement.
- רָחְבָּ֔הּ (raḥbah) – Root: רחב (raḥav); Form: Noun with 3fs suffix; Translation: “its width”; Notes: Describes the width of the stand.
- וְשָׁלֹ֥שׁ (veshalosh) – Root: שלש (shalosh); Form: Conjunction + numeral, feminine; Translation: “and three”; Notes: Height measurement.
- בָּאַמָּ֖ה (baʾammah) – Root: אמה (ʾammah); Form: Preposition + noun, feminine singular; Translation: “cubits”; Notes: Final measurement unit.
- קֹומָתָֽהּ (qomatah) – Root: קומה (qomah); Form: Noun with 3fs suffix; Translation: “its height”; Notes: Refers to the total height of the stand.