Leviticus 12:3

וּבַיֹּ֖ום הַשְּׁמִינִ֑י יִמֹּ֖ול בְּשַׂ֥ר עָרְלָתֹֽו׃

And on the eighth day, the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

 

Morphology

  1. וּבַיֹּ֖ום (uvayyom) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun, ms; Translation: “And on the day”; Notes: Refers to a specific time period.
  2. הַשְּׁמִינִ֑י (hashmini) – Root: שמנה (sh-m-n-h); Form: Adjective, ms; Translation: “The eighth”; Notes: Specifies the day of circumcision.
  3. יִמֹּ֖ול (yimmol) – Root: מול (m-w-l); Form: Verb, Niphal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “Shall be circumcised”; Notes: Refers to the act of circumcision.
  4. בְּשַׂ֥ר (besar) – Root: בשר (b-s-r); Form: Noun, ms construct; Translation: “The flesh of”; Notes: Refers to the physical body.
  5. עָרְלָתֹֽו (ʿorlatov) – Root: ערלה (ʿ-r-l-h); Form: Noun, fs + 3ms suffix; Translation: “His foreskin”; Notes: Refers to the part being circumcised.

 

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