וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א מַטֵּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י נַפְתָּלִ֑י אֲחִירַ֖ע בֶּן־עֵינָֽן׃
And over the army of the tribe of the children of Naftali was Aḥiraʿ son of ʿEinan.
Morphology
- וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א (ve-ʿal-tsava) – Root: צבא (ts-v-ʾ); Form: Conjunction with preposition and masculine singular noun; Translation: “And over the army of”; Notes: Indicates leadership over the military division.
- מַטֵּ֖ה (matteh) – Root: מטה (m-ṭ-h); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Tribe”; Notes: Refers to one of the tribal divisions of Naphtali.
- בְּנֵ֣י נַפְתָּלִ֑י (bene-Naftali) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun with proper noun; Translation: “The children of Naphtali”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Naphtali.
- אֲחִירַ֖ע (Aḥiraʿ) – Root: אח (ʾ-ḥ) and רע (r-ʿ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aḥiraʿ”; Notes: A personal name, leader of the tribe of Naphtali.
- בֶּן־עֵינָֽן (ben-ʿEinan) – Root: בן (b-n) and עין (ʿ-y-n); Form: Masculine singular construct noun with proper noun; Translation: “Son of ʿEinan”; Notes: Refers to Aḥiraʿ’s father.