וּפְאַת־יָם֙ הַיָּ֣ם הַגָּדֹ֔ול מִגְּב֕וּל עַד־נֹ֖כַח לְבֹ֣וא חֲמָ֑ת זֹ֖את פְּאַת־יָֽם׃
And the west side, the Great Sea, from the border as far as opposite the entrance of Ḥamat; this is the west side.
Morphology
- וּפְאַת־יָם (u-feʾat-yam) – Root: פֵאָה (peʾah), יָם (yam); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun feminine singular construct + noun masculine singular; Translation: “and the side of the sea”; Notes: Introduces the western boundary of the land, defined by the Mediterranean Sea.
- הַיָּם (ha-yam) – Root: יָם (yam); Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the sea”; Notes: Refers to the Mediterranean, known in biblical language as “the Great Sea.”
- הַגָּדֹול (ha-gadol) – Root: גָּדַל (gadal); Form: Definite adjective masculine singular; Translation: “the Great”; Notes: Describes the sea’s prominence as Yisraʾel’s western boundary.
- מִגְּב֕וּל (mi-gevul) – Root: גָּבַל (gaval); Form: Preposition מִן + noun masculine singular; Translation: “from the border”; Notes: Indicates the starting point of the western border measurement.
- עַד־נֹכַח (ʿad-nokhaḥ) – Root: נֹכַח (nokhaḥ); Form: Preposition עַד + noun or adverb; Translation: “as far as opposite”; Notes: Expresses extent or alignment, “straight in front of” or “in line with.”
- לְבֹוא (le-vo) – Root: בּוֹא (boʾ); Form: Preposition לְ + infinitive construct; Translation: “to the entrance of”; Notes: Denotes the approach or access point to a specific region.
- חֲמָת (Ḥamat) – Root: חֲמָת (Ḥamat); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ḥamat”; Notes: Northern city marking a principal point in Yisraʾel’s boundary, associated with Syria.
- זֹאת (zot) – Root: זֶה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative feminine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Functions as a summarizing or defining clause in the boundary formula.
- פְּאַת־יָם (peʾat-yam) – Root: פֵאָה (peʾah), יָם (yam); Form: Noun feminine singular construct + noun masculine singular; Translation: “the west side”; Notes: The phrase concludes the section on territorial boundaries, defining the western border along the Great Sea.