וְחֻמְטָ֗ה וְקִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע הִ֥יא חֶבְרֹ֖ון וְצִיעֹ֑ר עָרִ֥ים תֵּ֖שַׁע וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ ס
And Ḥumṭa, and Qiryat-Arba (that is, Ḥevron), and Tziʿor—nine cities with their villages.
Morphology
- וְחֻמְטָ֗ה (ve-Ḥumṭah) – Root: חמט (ḥmṭ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ḥumṭah”; Notes: Name of a city.
- וְקִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע (ve-Qiryat-Arba) – Root: קריה (qiryah) & ארבע (arbaʿ); Form: Proper noun, construct form; Translation: “Qiryat-Arba”; Notes: “City of Arba,” another name for Ḥevron.
- הִ֥יא (hi) – Root: הוא (hu/hi); Form: Pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “that is”; Notes: Clarifies that Qiryat-Arba is Ḥevron.
- חֶבְרֹ֖ון (Ḥevron) – Root: חבר (ḥbr); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ḥevron”; Notes: A major city in Yehudah, associated with the patriarchs.
- וְצִיעֹ֑ר (ve-Tziʿor) – Root: צער (tziʿr); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Tziʿor”; Notes: Name of a city.
- עָרִ֥ים (ʿarim) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “cities”; Notes: Refers to the total number of cities listed.
- תֵּ֖שַׁע (teshaʿ) – Root: תשע (teshaʿ); Form: Numeral; Translation: “nine”; Notes: Specifies the number of cities.
- וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃ (ve-ḥaẓreihen) – Root: חצר (ḥaẓar); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix; Translation: “with their villages”; Notes: Refers to surrounding settlements of these cities.