Judges 1:17

וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ יְהוּדָה֙ אֶת־שִׁמְעֹ֣ון אָחִ֔יו וַיַּכּ֕וּ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י יֹושֵׁ֣ב צְפַ֑ת וַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּ אֹותָ֔הּ וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שֵׁם־הָעִ֖יר חָרְמָֽה׃

And Yehuda went with Shimʿon his brother, and they struck the Kenaʿani who dwelled in Tzafat, and they devoted it to destruction, and they called the name of the city Ḥorma.

Morphology

1. וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ (vayyelekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he went”; Notes: Indicates movement.
2. יְהוּדָה֙ (Yehudah) – Root: יהודה (Yehudah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehudah”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Yehudah.
3. אֶת־שִׁמְעֹ֣ון (et-Shimʿon) – Root: שמעון (Shimʿon); Form: Proper noun with direct object marker; Translation: “with Shimʿon”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Shimʿon.
4. אָחִ֔יו (aḥiv) – Root: אח (aḥ); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his brother”; Notes: Indicates relation.
5. וַיַּכּ֕וּ (vayyakku) – Root: נכה (nakah); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they struck”; Notes: Describes military action.
6. אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י (et-ha-Kenaʿani) – Root: כנעני (Kenaʿani); Form: Noun, masculine singular definite; Translation: “the Kenaʿani”; Notes: Refers to the Canaanite inhabitants.
7. יֹושֵׁ֣ב (yoshev) – Root: ישב (yashav); Form: Qal participle, masculine singular; Translation: “who dwelled”; Notes: Describes continuous habitation.
8. צְפַ֑ת (Tzafat) – Root: צפת (Tzafat); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Tzafat”; Notes: Name of a city.
9. וַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּ (vayyaḥarimu) – Root: חרם (ḥaram); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they devoted to destruction”; Notes: Indicates total consecration or destruction.
10. אֹותָ֔הּ (otah) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Definite direct object marker with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “it”; Notes: Refers to the city.
11. וַיִּקְרָ֥א (vayyiqra) – Root: קרא (qara); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he called”; Notes: Describes the naming of the city.
12. אֶת־שֵׁם־הָעִ֖יר (et-shem-haʿir) – Root: שם (shem), עיר (ʿir); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with noun, feminine singular definite; Translation: “the name of the city”; Notes: Describes the renaming.
13. חָרְמָֽה׃ (Ḥormah) – Root: חרם (ḥaram); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ḥormah”; Notes: Name given to the city after its destruction.