בְּרֵאשִׁ֗ית מַמְלְכ֛וּת יְהֹויָקִ֥ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה הָיָה֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה מֵאֵ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃
In the beginning of the reign of Yehoyaqim son of Yoshiyyahu, king of Yehuda, this word came from YHWH, saying,
Morphology
- בְּרֵאשִׁ֗ית (be-reʾshit) – Root: ראשׁ (roʾsh); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “In the beginning”; Notes: Indicates the starting point of an event or period.
- מַמְלְכ֛וּת (mamlekhut) – Root: מלך (malakh); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “reign”; Notes: Often used to denote the rule or kingship of an individual.
- יְהֹויָקִ֥ים (Yehoyaqim) – Root: Personal name; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yehoyaqim”; Notes: Name of a king of Yehudah.
- בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ (ben-Yoshiyyahu) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + proper noun; Translation: “son of Yoshiyyahu”; Notes: Lineage designation identifying royal descent.
- מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) – Root: מלך (melekh); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “king”; Notes: Title of rulership.
- יְהוּדָ֑ה (Yehudah) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Proper noun, place name; Translation: “Yehudah”; Notes: Refers to the southern kingdom of Yisraʾel.
- הָיָה֙ (hayah) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “was”; Notes: Marks the occurrence or existence of a statement or event.
- הַדָּבָ֣ר (ha-davar) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the word”; Notes: Refers to a prophetic or divine communication.
- הַזֶּ֔ה (ha-zeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Modifies “the word” to indicate specificity.
- מֵאֵ֥ת (meʾet) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Preposition מִן + noun (construct form); Translation: “from”; Notes: Indicates origin or source, especially of speech or authority.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: Divine name; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to the God of Yisraʾel.
- לֵאמֹֽר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Infinitive construct with preposition לְ; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech or quoted divine words.