2 Kings 2:13

וַיָּ֨רֶם֙ אֶת־אַדֶּ֣רֶת אֵלִיָּ֔הוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָפְלָ֖ה מֵעָלָ֑יו וַיָּ֥שָׁב וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃

And he picked up the cloak of Eliyyahu that had fallen from him, and he returned and stood by the bank of the Yarden.

Morphology

1. וַיָּ֨רֶם (va-yarem) – Root: רים (rum); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he picked up”; Notes: Refers to Elisha lifting the prophetic cloak.
2. אֶת־אַדֶּ֣רֶת (et-adderet) – Root: אדרת (ʾadderet); Form: Direct object marker + noun feminine singular; Translation: “the cloak”; Notes: Symbol of prophetic authority.
3. אֵלִיָּ֔הוּ (Eliyahu) – Root: אליהו; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “of Eliyyahu”; Notes: Indicates ownership of the cloak.
4. אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: אשר; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces a clause modifying the cloak.
5. נָפְלָ֖ה (nafelah) – Root: נפל (nafal); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “had fallen”; Notes: Describes what happened to the cloak during Eliyyahu’s ascent.
6. מֵעָלָ֑יו (me-ʿalav) – Root: על (ʿal); Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “from upon him”; Notes: Indicates the cloak fell from Eliyyahu.
7. וַיָּ֥שָׁב (va-yashav) – Root: שוב (shuv); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he returned”; Notes: Elisha retraces his steps after picking up the cloak.
8. וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד (va-yaʿamod) – Root: עמד (ʿamad); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he stood”; Notes: Marks his preparation for the next prophetic action.
9. עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת (ʿal-sefat) – Root: שפה (safah); Form: Preposition + construct noun feminine singular; Translation: “by the bank of”; Notes: Describes his position at the edge of the river.
10. הַיַּרְדֵּֽן (ha-Yarden) – Root: ירדן; Form: Definite proper noun; Translation: “the Yarden”; Notes: The Jordan River, associated with divine transitions.