וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יֹותָם֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵר֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו בְּעִ֖יר דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אָחָ֥ז בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ
And Yotam lay with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of Dawid his father, and Aḥaz his son reigned in his place.
Morphology
- וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (va-yishkav) – Root: שׁכב; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he lay”; Notes: Euphemism for death, common in royal narratives.
- יֹותָם֙ (Yotam) – Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yotam”; Notes: King of Yehudah.
- עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו (ʿim-avotav) – Root: אב; Form: Preposition + plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “with his fathers”; Notes: Refers to burial with ancestors.
- וַיִּקָּבֵר֙ (va-yiqqaver) – Root: קבר; Form: Nifal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he was buried”; Notes: Passive form indicating he received burial honors.
- עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו (ʿim-avotav) – Root: אב; Form: Same as above; Translation: “with his fathers”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis in parallel structure.
- בְּעִ֖יר (be-ʿir) – Root: עיר; Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular; Translation: “in the city”; Notes: Locative phrase for burial site.
- דָּוִ֣ד (Dawid) – Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Dawid”; Notes: The city named for King Dawid.
- אָבִ֑יו (aviv) – Root: אב; Form: Noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his father”; Notes: Dawid as the founding patriarch of the dynasty.
- וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (va-yimlokh) – Root: מלך; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he reigned”; Notes: Marks succession to the throne.
- אָחָ֥ז (Aḥaz) – Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aḥaz”; Notes: Son and successor of Yotam.
- בְּנֹ֖ו (beno) – Root: בן; Form: Noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his son”; Notes: Identifies Aḥaz as the son of Yotam.
- תַּחְתָּֽיו (taḥtav) – Root: תחת; Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “in his place”; Notes: Standard phrase for dynastic succession.