1 Samuel 17:5

וְכֹ֤ובַע נְחֹ֨שֶׁת֙ עַל־רֹאשֹׁ֔ו וְשִׁרְיֹ֥ון קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖ים ה֣וּא לָב֑וּשׁ וּמִשְׁקַל֙ הַשִּׁרְיֹ֔ון חֲמֵשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֥ים שְׁקָלִ֖ים נְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃

And a helmet of bronze was on his head, and he was clothed with a coat of scale armor, and the weight of the coat was five thousand sheqels of bronze.

 

Morphology

  1. וְכֹ֤ובַע (ve-kovaʿ) – Root: כובע (kovaʿ); Form: Noun, masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “and a helmet”; Notes: A protective headgear.
  2. נְחֹ֨שֶׁת֙ (neḥoshet) – Root: נחשת (neḥoshet); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “of bronze”; Notes: Describes the helmet’s material.
  3. עַל־רֹאשֹׁ֔ו (ʿal-rosho) – Root: ראש (rosh); Form: Preposition with noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “on his head”; Notes: Indicates placement.
  4. וְשִׁרְיֹ֥ון (ve-shiryon) – Root: שריון (shiryon); Form: Noun, masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “and a coat of armor”; Notes: A protective military garment.
  5. קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖ים (qasqasim) – Root: קשקש (qasqas); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “of scales”; Notes: Describes the type of armor.
  6. ה֣וּא (hu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he”; Notes: Subject pronoun referring to Golyat.
  7. לָב֑וּשׁ (lavush) – Root: לבש (lavash); Form: Qal passive participle, masculine singular; Translation: “was clothed”; Notes: Indicates state of being dressed.
  8. וּמִשְׁקַל֙ (u-mishqal) – Root: שקל (shaqal); Form: Noun, masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “and the weight”; Notes: Refers to measurement.
  9. הַשִּׁרְיֹ֔ון (ha-shiryon) – Root: שריון (shiryon); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “of the coat of armor”; Notes: Specifies the subject.
  10. חֲמֵשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֥ים (ḥameshet-alafim) – Root: חמש (ḥamesh), אלף (elef); Form: Cardinal number; Translation: “five thousand”; Notes: Indicates quantity.
  11. שְׁקָלִ֖ים (sheqalim) – Root: שקל (sheqel); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “sheqels”; Notes: Unit of weight.
  12. נְחֹֽשֶֽׁת (neḥoshet) – Root: נחשת (neḥoshet); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “of bronze”; Notes: Material composition of the armor.

 

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