וַיַּשְׁמֵ֥ד יֵה֛וּא אֶת־הַבַּ֖עַל מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And Yehu destroyed the Baʿal from Yisraʾel.
Morphology
- וַיַּשְׁמֵד (va-yashmed) – Root: שׁמד (sh-m-d); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he destroyed”; Notes: Expresses decisive, total eradication.
- יֵהוּא (Yehu) – Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehu”; Notes: King of Yisraʾel who purged Baʿal worship.
- אֶת־הַבַּעַל (et-ha-Baʿal) – Root: בעל (b-ʿ-l); Form: Direct object marker + definite noun; Translation: “the Baʿal”; Notes: Refers to the cult and worship of the Canaanite deity.
- מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל (mi-Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל (y-s-r-ʾ-l); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “from Yisraʾel”; Notes: Indicates removal from the national sphere of the northern kingdom.