1 Kings 16:3

הִנְנִ֥י מַבְעִ֛יר אַחֲרֵ֥י בַעְשָׁ֖א וְאַחֲרֵ֣י בֵיתֹ֑ו וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣יתְךָ֔ כְּבֵ֖ית יָרָבְעָ֥ם בֶּן־נְבָֽט׃

Behold, I am kindling after Baʿsha and after his house, and I will make your house like the house of Yarovʿam son of Nevat.

 

Morphology

  1. הִנְנִ֥י (hinneni) – Root: הן (hen); Form: Interjection + 1cs suffix; Translation: “Behold, I”; Notes: Emphatic expression introducing divine speech or action.
  2. מַבְעִ֛יר (mavʿir) – Root: בער (baʿar); Form: Hifil participle masculine singular; Translation: “am kindling”; Notes: Hifil stem conveys causative ongoing action.
  3. אַחֲרֵ֥י (aḥarei) – Root: אחר (ʾaḥar); Form: Preposition; Translation: “after”; Notes: Denotes succession or consequence.
  4. בַעְשָׁ֖א (Baʿsha) – Root: בעשא (Baʿsha); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Baʿsha”; Notes: Refers to the king of Yisraʾel.
  5. וְאַחֲרֵ֣י (ve-aḥarei) – Root: אחר (ʾaḥar); Form: Conjunction + preposition; Translation: “and after”; Notes: Connects two successive objects.
  6. בֵיתֹ֑ו (veito) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “his house”; Notes: Refers to Baʿsha’s dynasty or family.
  7. וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ (ve-natatti) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal perfect 1st person singular with waw-consecutive; Translation: “and I will make”; Notes: Waw-consecutive expresses future certainty.
  8. אֶת־בֵּ֣יתְךָ֔ (et-veitkha) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Definite direct object + noun construct + 2ms suffix; Translation: “your house”; Notes: Direct object of the verb, refers to the addressee’s dynasty.
  9. כְּבֵ֖ית (ke-veit) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Preposition with construct noun; Translation: “like the house of”; Notes: Comparative prefix “like.”
  10. יָרָבְעָ֥ם (Yaravʿam) – Root: ירבעם (Yaravʿam); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yaravʿam”; Notes: First king of the northern kingdom after the split.
  11. בֶּן־נְבָֽט (ben-Nevat) – Root: בן (ben), נבט (Nevat); Form: Construct chain of noun + proper noun; Translation: “son of Nevat”; Notes: Traditional identification of Yaravʿam’s lineage.

 

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