Exodus 38:10

עַמּוּדֵיהֶ֣ם עֶשְׂרִ֔ים וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֥ם עֶשְׂרִ֖ים נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וָוֵ֧י הָעַמֻּדִ֛ים וַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖ם כָּֽסֶף׃

Their pillars were twenty, and their sockets twenty of bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their bands were silver.

 

Morphology

  1. עַמּוּדֵיהֶ֣ם (ʿammudeihem) – Root: עמוד (ʿ-m-d); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Their pillars”; Notes: Refers to the structural supports of the court.
  2. עֶשְׂרִ֔ים (ʿesrim) – Root: עשר (ʿ-s-r); Form: Numeral, masculine plural absolute; Translation: “Twenty”; Notes: Indicates the number of pillars.
  3. וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֥ם (veʾadneihem) – Root: אדן (ʾ-d-n); Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “And their sockets”; Notes: Refers to the bases of the pillars.
  4. עֶשְׂרִ֖ים (ʿesrim) – Root: עשר (ʿ-s-r); Form: Numeral, masculine plural absolute; Translation: “Twenty”; Notes: Indicates the number of sockets corresponding to the pillars.
  5. נְחֹ֑שֶׁת (neḥoshet) – Root: נחשת (n-ḥ-sh-t); Form: Noun, feminine singular absolute; Translation: “Bronze”; Notes: Material of the sockets.
  6. וָוֵ֧י (vavei) – Root: וו (w-w); Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “And the hooks of”; Notes: Refers to hooks used to secure the hangings.
  7. הָעַמֻּדִ֛ים (haʿammudim) – Root: עמוד (ʿ-m-d); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “The pillars”; Notes: Specifies the supports mentioned earlier.
  8. וַחֲשֻׁקֵיהֶ֖ם (vaḥashuqeihem) – Root: חשק (ḥ-sh-q); Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “And their bands”; Notes: Refers to the silver bands decorating the pillars.
  9. כָּֽסֶף (kasef) – Root: כסף (k-s-p); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Silver”; Notes: Material of the hooks and bands.

 

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