וְאֶלְעָזָ֥ר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֖ן מֵ֑ת וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ אֹתֹ֗ו בְּגִבְעַת֙ פִּֽינְחָ֣ס בְּנֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִתַּן־לֹ֖ו בְּהַ֥ר אֶפְרָֽיִם׃
And Eleʿazar the son of Aharon died, and they buried him in the hill of Pineḥas his son, which was given to him in the hill of Efrayim.
Morphology
- וְאֶלְעָזָ֥ר (v’el’azar) – Root: אלעזר (El’azar); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “and El’azar”; Notes: Refers to the son of Aharon, a significant priestly figure.
- בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֖ן (ben-Aharon) – Root: בן (ben) and אהרון (Aharon); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “son of Aharon”; Notes: Refers to El’azar, the son of Aharon, the high priest.
- מֵ֑ת (met) – Root: מת (met); Form: Verb, Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “died”; Notes: Refers to the death of El’azar.
- וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ (vayikberu) – Root: קבר (kaver); Form: Verb, Qal perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “and they buried”; Notes: Refers to the act of burying El’azar.
- אֹתֹ֗ו (oto) – Root: את (et); Form: Pronoun, masculine singular direct object; Translation: “him”; Notes: Refers to El’azar.
- בְּגִבְעַת֙ (b’giv’at) – Root: גבעת (givat); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “in the hill”; Notes: Refers to the location where El’azar was buried.
- פִּֽינְחָ֣ס (Pinḥas) – Root: פנחס (Pinḥas); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Pinḥas”; Notes: Refers to El’azar’s son, who took the priestly role after his father.
- בְּנֹ֔ו (beno) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “his son”; Notes: Refers to Pinḥas, the son of El’azar.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause describing the land given to Pinḥas.
- נִתַּן־לֹ֖ו (nitan-lo) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Verb, Nifal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “was given to him”; Notes: Refers to the land being assigned to Pinḥas.
- בְּהַ֥ר (b’har) – Root: הר (har); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “in the mountain”; Notes: Refers to the hill of Ephraim, the location of the burial.
- אֶפְרָֽיִם (Ephraim) – Root: אפרים (Ephraim); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Ephraim”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Ephraim, the son of Yosef.