וְהָעַוִּ֛ים עָשׂ֥וּ נִבְחַ֖ז וְאֶת־תַּרְתָּ֑ק וְהַסְפַרְוִ֗ים שֹׂרְפִ֤ים אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם֙ בָּאֵ֔שׁ לְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְ וַֽעֲנַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֱלֹהֵ֥ סְפַרְיִָֽם׃
* כ : אֱלֹהֵ֥ סְפַרְיִָֽם
* ק : אֱלֹהֵ֥י סְפַרְוָֽיִם
And the ʿAwwim made Nivḥaz and Tartaq, and the Sefarwayim burned their sons in the fire to Adrammelekh and Anammelekh, the gods of Sefarwayim.
Morphology
- וְהָעַוִּים (ve-ha-ʿAwwim) – Root: עוּוִי (ʿAwwi); Form: Conjunction + definite plural gentilic; Translation: “And the ʿAwwim”; Notes: A group of deported people likely from ʿAvva.
- עָשׂוּ (ʿasu) – Root: עשׂה (ʿasah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “made”; Notes: Refers to setting up or fashioning idols for worship.
- נִבְחַז (Nivḥaz) – Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Nivḥaz”; Notes: A deity worshiped by the ʿAwwim, obscure in origin.
- וְאֶת־תַּרְתָּק (ve-et-Tartaq) – Root: תַּרְתָּק (Tartaq); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + proper noun; Translation: “and Tartaq”; Notes: Another deity of the ʿAwwim, also obscure.
- וְהַסְפַרְוִים (ve-ha-Sepharwayim) – Root: ספרוים (Sepharwayim); Form: Conjunction + definite plural gentilic; Translation: “And the Sepharwayim”; Notes: People group from Sepharwayim, a Mesopotamian city.
- שֹׂרְפִים (sorfim) – Root: שׂרף (saraf); Form: Qal participle masculine plural; Translation: “burning”; Notes: Indicates a habitual or cultic practice.
- אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם (et-beneihem) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Direct object marker + construct noun + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “their sons”; Notes: Refers to child sacrifice.
- בָּאֵשׁ (ba-ʾesh) – Root: אשׁ (ʾesh); Form: Preposition + definite noun; Translation: “in the fire”; Notes: Instrument of the sacrificial act.
- לְאַדְרַמֶּלֶךְ (le-Adrammelekh) – Root: אדרמלך (Adrammelekh); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “to Adrammelekh”; Notes: A deity worshiped by the Sepharwayim.
- וַעֲנַמֶּלֶךְ (va-ʿAnammelekh) – Root: ענמלך (ʿAnammelekh); Form: Conjunction + proper noun; Translation: “and Anammelekh”; Notes: Another deity of Sepharwayim, paired with Adrammelekh.
- אֱלֹהֵי סְפַרְוָיִם (ʾElohei Sepharwayim) – Root: אלוה (ʾeloah) + ספרוים (Sepharwayim); Form: Construct plural noun + proper noun; Translation: “the gods of Sepharwayim”; Notes: Refers to the collective deities of that city.