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