1 Kings 7:1

וְאֶת־בֵּיתֹו֙ בָּנָ֣ה שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה וַיְכַ֖ל אֶת־כָּל־בֵּיתֹֽו׃

And his own house Shelomo built in thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

 

Morphology

  1. וְאֶת־ (veʾet) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker; Translation: “and [his]”; Notes: Introduces the object “his house.”
  2. בֵּיתֹו (beito) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Construct noun with 3ms suffix; Translation: “his house”; Notes: Refers to Shelomoh’s personal palace.
  3. בָּנָה (banah) – Root: בנה (banah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “built”; Notes: Main verb of the clause, indicating completed action.
  4. שְׁלֹמֹה (Shelomoh) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Masculine proper name; Translation: “Shelomoh”; Notes: Subject of the sentence.
  5. שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה (shelosh esreh) – Root: שלש (shalosh), עשר (ʿeser); Form: Compound numeral, feminine; Translation: “thirteen”; Notes: Modifies “years.”
  6. שָׁנָ֑ה (shanah) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “years”; Notes: Unit of duration for the building project.
  7. וַיְכַ֖ל (vayekhal) – Root: כלה (kalah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he finished”; Notes: Marks the conclusion of the building of his house.
  8. אֶת־כָּל־בֵּיתֹֽו (et-kol-beito) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Direct object marker + construct phrase; Translation: “all his house”; Notes: Emphasizes total completion.

 

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