Zephaniah 2:12

גַּם־אַתֶּ֣ם כּוּשִׁ֔ים חַֽלְלֵ֥י חַרְבִּ֖י הֵֽמָּה׃

Also you, Kusim, are slain of My sword—they are.

Morphology

1. גַּם (gam) – Root: גם (gam); Form: Adverb; Translation: “also”; Notes: Adds Kush to the list of nations under judgment in this prophecy.
2. אַתֶּם (attem) – Root: אתם (attem); Form: Independent pronoun masculine plural; Translation: “you”; Notes: Directly addresses the people of Kush.
3. כּוּשִׁים (Kushim) – Root: כושׁ (Kush); Form: Proper noun masculine plural; Translation: “Kusim”; Notes: Refers to the people of Kush (often associated with regions south of Mitsrayim).
4. חַֽלְלֵי (ḥalalei) – Root: חלל (ḥalal); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “slain of”; Notes: Construct form governing what they are slain *by*—namely, YHWH’s sword.
5. חַרְבִּי (ḥarbi) – Root: חרב (ḥerev); Form: Noun feminine singular + suffix 1cs; Translation: “My sword”; Notes: YHWH’s instrument of judgment, personified with possessive suffix.
6. הֵמָּה (hemmah) – Root: המה (hemah); Form: Independent pronoun masculine plural; Translation: “they are”; Notes: Provides emphatic confirmation of the declaration about the Kushim.