וְסָפֻ֣ן בָּאֶ֗רֶז מִמַּ֨עַל֙ עַל־הַצְּלָעֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הָֽעַמּוּדִ֔ים אַרְבָּעִ֖ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑ה חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר הַטּֽוּר׃
And it was paneled with cedar above, upon the ribs that were upon the pillars—forty-five, fifteen in the row.
Morphology
- וְסָפֻ֣ן (vesafun) – Root: ספן (safan); Form: Pual participle masculine singular; Translation: “and it was paneled”; Notes: Refers to being covered with wood, usually cedar.
- בָּאֶ֗רֶז (baʾerez) – Root: ארז (ʾerez); Form: Preposition + definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “with the cedar”; Notes: Indicates the paneling material.
- מִמַּ֨עַל (mimmaʿal) – Root: מעל (maʿal); Form: Preposition; Translation: “above”; Notes: Spatial preposition indicating vertical placement.
- עַל־הַצְּלָעֹת (ʿal-hatselaʿot) – Root: צלע (tselaʿ); Form: Preposition + definite noun, feminine plural; Translation: “upon the ribs”; Notes: Likely refers to side chambers or supporting beams.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause describing the ribs.
- עַל־הָֽעַמּוּדִים (ʿal-haʿammudim) – Root: עמד (ʿamad); Form: Preposition + definite noun, masculine plural; Translation: “upon the pillars”; Notes: Indicates the structural support for the ribs and paneling.
- אַרְבָּעִים (arbaʿim) – Root: ארבע (arbaʿ); Form: Numeral, masculine plural; Translation: “forty”; Notes: Part of a compound numeral referring to the total elements.
- וַחֲמִשָּׁה (vaḥamishah) – Root: חמש (ḥamesh); Form: Conjunction + numeral, masculine singular; Translation: “and five”; Notes: Joined with the previous to make “forty-five.”
- חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר (ḥamishah ʿasar) – Root: חמש (ḥamesh), עשר (ʿeser); Form: Compound numeral, masculine; Translation: “fifteen”; Notes: Describes the number in each row.
- הַטּֽוּר (hattur) – Root: טור (tur); Form: Definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the row”; Notes: Refers to a row or line of beams or structural units.