קֹ֥ול מִלְחָמָ֖ה בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְשֶׁ֖בֶר גָּדֹֽול׃
A sound of war is in the land, and great destruction.
Morphology
- קֹול (qol) – Root: קול; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “sound/voice”; Notes: Refers here to the noise or report of war.
- מִלְחָמָה (milḥamah) – Root: לחם; Form: Noun feminine singular absolute; Translation: “war/battle”; Notes: Paired with קול, forms the phrase “sound of war.”
- בָּאָרֶץ (ba-aretz) – Root: ארץ; Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular definite; Translation: “in the land”; Notes: Locative phrase specifying where the sound occurs.
- וְשֶׁבֶר (ve-shever) – Root: שׁבר; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular; Translation: “and destruction/breaking”; Notes: Conveys ruin and collapse.
- גָּדֹול (gadol) – Root: גדל; Form: Adjective masculine singular absolute; Translation: “great”; Notes: Qualifies the extent of the destruction.