וּלְמַטֵּ֥ה בְנֵֽי־נַפְתָּלִ֖י נָשִׂ֑יא פְּדַהְאֵ֖ל בֶּן־עַמִּיהֽוּד׃
And for the tribe of the sons of Naftali, the chief was Pedahel son of ʿAmmihud.”
Morphology
- וּלְמַטֵּ֥ה (u-le-matteh) – Root: מטה (mṭh); Form: Conjunction with preposition and noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And for the tribe of”; Notes: Refers to a tribal division.
- בְנֵֽי־ (bene-) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “sons of”; Notes: Indicates lineage.
- נַפְתָּלִ֖י (Naphtali) – Root: נפתל (npṭl); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Naphtali”; Notes: Name meaning “my wrestling.”
- נָשִׂ֑יא (nasi) – Root: נשא (nśʾ); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “chief”; Notes: Refers to a leader or prince.
- פְּדַהְאֵ֖ל (Pedahel) – Root: פדה (pdʾ); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Pedahel”; Notes: Name meaning “God has redeemed.”
- בֶּן־ (ben-) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “son of”; Notes: Indicates paternal lineage.
- עַמִּיהֽוּד׃ (ʿAmmihud) – Root: עם (ʿm) + יהוד (yhd); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “ʿAmmihud”; Notes: Name meaning “my kinsman is majesty.”