Numbers 7:48

בַּיֹּום֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י נָשִׂ֖יא לִבְנֵ֣י אֶפְרָ֑יִם אֱלִֽישָׁמָ֖ע בֶּן־עַמִּיהֽוּד׃

On the seventh day, the leader of the sons of Efrayim was Elishama, son of ʿAmmihud.

 

Morphology

  1. בַּיֹּום֙ (bayyom) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “On the day”; Notes: Refers to a specific day in the sequence.
  2. הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י (hashvi’i) – Root: שבע (sh-b-ʿ); Form: Adjective masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The seventh”; Notes: Indicates the ordinal position of the day.
  3. נָשִׂ֖יא (nasi) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Leader”; Notes: Denotes the tribal chief or prince.
  4. לִבְנֵ֣י (livnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “Of the sons of”; Notes: Specifies the tribe.
  5. אֶפְרָ֑יִם (Ephrayim) – Root: פרה (p-r-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ephraim”; Notes: Refers to one of the tribes of Israel.
  6. אֱלִֽישָׁמָ֖ע (Elishama) – Root: אל (ʾ-l) + שמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Elishama”; Notes: The name means “My God has heard.”
  7. בֶּן־עַמִּיהֽוּד׃ (ben-Ammihud) – Root: בן (b-n) + עמי (ʿ-m-y) + הוד (h-w-d); Form: Construct noun phrase; Translation: “Son of Ammihud”; Notes: Identifies Elishama’s lineage.

 

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