וְשֵׁ֤ם הָאִישׁ֙ נָבָ֔ל וְשֵׁ֥ם אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ אֲבִגָ֑יִל וְהָאִשָּׁ֤ה טֽוֹבַת־שֶׂ֨כֶל֙ וִ֣יפַת תֹּ֔אַר וְהָאִ֥ישׁ קָשֶׁ֛ה וְרַ֥ע מַעֲלָלִ֖ים וְה֥וּא כָלִבִּֽו׃
And the name of the man was Naval, and the name of his wife was ʾAvigayil. And the woman was of good understanding and beautiful in appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his deeds, and he was of the house of Kalev.
Morphology
- וְשֵׁ֤ם (ve-shem) – Root: שם (shem); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And the name”; Notes: Introduces the identity of the man.
- הָאִישׁ֙ (ha-ish) – Root: איש (ʾish); Form: Noun, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “the man”; Notes: Refers to Naval.
- נָבָ֔ל (Naval) – Root: נבל (Naval); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Naval”; Notes: Personal name.
- וְשֵׁ֥ם (ve-shem) – Root: שם (shem); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And the name”; Notes: Introduces the identity of his wife.
- אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ (ishto) – Root: אשה (ishah); Form: Noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his wife”; Notes: Refers to ʾAvigayil.
- אֲבִגָ֑יִל (ʾAvigayil) – Root: אביגיל (ʾAvigayil); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “ʾAvigayil”; Notes: Personal name.
- וְהָאִשָּׁ֤ה (ve-ha-ishah) – Root: אשה (ishah); Form: Noun, feminine singular, definite; Translation: “And the woman”; Notes: Describes ʾAvigayil.
- טֽוֹבַת־שֶׂ֨כֶל֙ (tovat-sekhel) – Root: טוב (tov), שכל (sekhel); Form: Adjective, feminine singular construct; Translation: “of good understanding”; Notes: Describes her wisdom.
- וִ֣יפַת תֹּ֔אַר (vifat toʾar) – Root: יפה (yafeh), תאר (toʾar); Form: Adjective, feminine singular construct; Translation: “and beautiful in appearance”; Notes: Describes her physical beauty.
- וְהָאִ֥ישׁ (ve-ha-ish) – Root: איש (ʾish); Form: Noun, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “but the man”; Notes: Contrast with ʾAvigayil.
- קָשֶׁ֛ה (qasheh) – Root: קשה (qasheh); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “harsh”; Notes: Describes his character.
- וְרַ֥ע (ve-raʿ) – Root: רע (raʿ); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “and evil”; Notes: Further description of his nature.
- מַעֲלָלִ֖ים (maʿalalim) – Root: עלל (ʿalal); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “in deeds”; Notes: Specifies his actions.
- וְה֥וּא (ve-hu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “and he”; Notes: Adds further detail about Naval.
- כָלִבִּֽו׃ (Kalibbo) – Root: כלב (Kalib); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “of the house of Kalib”; Notes: Identifies his lineage.