Jeremiah 33:23

וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃

And the word of YHWH came to Yirmeyahu, saying,

Morphology

1. וַֽיְהִי (vayehí) – Root: הָיָה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to be”; Notes: Narrative introduction formula, marking the start of a prophetic episode.
2. דְּבַר־יְהוָה (devar-YHWH) – Root: דָּבָר; Form: Construct masculine singular + proper noun; Translation: “the word of YHWH”; Notes: Refers to divine revelation.
3. אֶל־יִרְמְיָהוּ (el-Yirmeyahu) – Root: אֶל (prep.) + proper noun; Form: Prepositional phrase; Translation: “to Yirmeyahu”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of YHWH’s word.
4. לֵאמֹר (leʾemor) – Root: אָמַר; Form: Infinitive construct with לְ; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Standard biblical formula introducing direct speech.