Ezekiel 47:3

בְּצֵאת־הָאִ֥ישׁ קָדִ֖ים וְקָ֣ו בְּיָדֹ֑ו וַיָּ֤מָד אֶ֨לֶף֙ בָּֽאַמָּ֔ה וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֥נִי בַמַּ֖יִם מֵ֥י אָפְסָֽיִם׃

When the man went out eastward, with a measuring line in his hand, and he measured a thousand cubits, and he caused me to pass through the waters, waters to the ankles.

Morphology

1. בְּצֵאת (be-tset) – Root: יָצָא (yatsaʾ); Form: Preposition בְּ + infinitive construct; Translation: “when went out”; Notes: Temporal clause marker, indicating the moment of action.
2. הָאִישׁ (ha-ish) – Root: אִישׁ (ʾish); Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the man”; Notes: Refers to the heavenly figure guiding the prophet in the vision.
3. קָדִים (qadim) – Root: קָדַם (qadam); Form: Adverb/Noun masculine singular; Translation: “eastward”; Notes: Indicates direction of the man’s movement.
4. וְקָו (ve-qav) – Root: קוּ (qav); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “and a line”; Notes: Refers to a measuring cord or line used for measurement.
5. בְּיָדֹו (be-yadō) – Root: יָד (yad); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular + suffix 3ms; Translation: “in his hand”; Notes: Denotes possession or instrumentality.
6. וַיָּמָד (va-yāmad) – Root: מָדַד (madad); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he measured”; Notes: Sequential action by the man, measuring the distance with precision.
7. אֶלֶף (ʾelef) – Root: אֶלֶף (ʾelef); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “a thousand”; Notes: Measurement value; repeated in following verses for successive distances.
8. בָּאַמָּה (ba-ʾammah) – Root: אַמָּה (ʾammah); Form: Preposition בְּ + definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “by the cubit”; Notes: Measurement unit roughly equivalent to about 18 inches or 45 centimeters.
9. וַיַּעֲבִרֵנִי (va-yaʿavirēni) – Root: עָבַר (ʿavar); Form: Hiphil wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular + suffix 1cs; Translation: “and he caused me to pass through”; Notes: Causative sense—indicates the guide led the prophet through the water.
10. בַמַּיִם (ba-mayim) – Root: מַיִם (mayim); Form: Preposition בְּ + definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “in the waters”; Notes: Denotes the medium through which the prophet passes.
11. מֵי (mei) – Root: מַיִם (mayim); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “waters of”; Notes: Construct chain connecting to “ankles.”
12. אָפְסָיִם (ʾofsayim) – Root: אֶפֶס (ʾefes); Form: Noun masculine dual; Translation: “ankles”; Notes: Indicates shallow depth of the water reaching the ankles.