הַבָּאִים֙ יַשְׁרֵ֣שׁ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב יָצִ֥יץ וּפָרַ֖ח יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּמָלְא֥וּ פְנֵי־תֵבֵ֖ל תְּנוּבָֽה׃ ס
Those who come, Yaʿaqov shall take root; Yisraʾel shall blossom and sprout, and they shall fill the face of the world with produce.
Morphology
- הַבָּאִים֙ (habbaʾim) – Root: בוא; Form: Definite article + Qal participle masculine plural; Translation: “Those who come”; Notes: Functions as a subject phrase indicating future returnees or arrivals.
- יַשְׁרֵ֣שׁ (yashresh) – Root: שרשׁ; Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “shall take root”; Notes: Describes growth or establishment in fertile soil.
- יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב (Yaʿaqov) – Root: יעקב; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yaʿaqov”; Notes: Refers to the nation descended from the patriarch Yaʿaqov (Jacob).
- יָצִ֥יץ (yātsits) – Root: צוץ; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “shall blossom”; Notes: Botanical metaphor for flourishing or renewed vitality.
- וּפָרַ֖ח (u-fāraḥ) – Root: פרח; Form: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with waw-consecutive; Translation: “and shall sprout”; Notes: Often paired with יָצִיץ to express full blooming.
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (Yisraʾel) – Root: ישראל; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Parallel to Yaʿaqov, emphasizing national restoration.
- וּמָלְא֥וּ (u-mālʾu) – Root: מלא; Form: Qal perfect 3rd common plural with waw-consecutive; Translation: “and they shall fill”; Notes: Refers to the result of growth—abundance.
- פְנֵי־תֵבֵ֖ל (pene tevel) – Root: פנה / תבל; Form: Construct chain: “face of the world”; Translation: “the face of the world”; Notes: Refers to the whole inhabited earth.
- תְּנוּבָֽה (tenuvah) – Root: נוב; Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “produce” or “fruitfulness”; Notes: Culmination of growth imagery symbolizing blessing and abundance.