Malachi 1:1

מַשָּׂ֥א דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּיַ֖ד מַלְאָכִֽי׃

An oracle of the word of YHWH to Yisraʾel by the hand of Malʾakhi.

Morphology

1. מַשָּׂא (massaʾ) – Root: נשא (nasaʾ); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “oracle” or “burden”; Notes: Denotes a prophetic utterance of weight or solemn declaration.
2. דְבַר (devar) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “word of”; Notes: In construct relationship with the following proper noun, forming a genitive chain.
3. יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, the covenant name of the God of Yisraʾel.
4. אֶל (ʾel) – Root: —; Form: Preposition אֶל; Translation: “to”; Notes: Marks direction or the recipient of the prophetic message.
5. יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisraʾel) – Root: שרה + אל (sarah + ʾel); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “Yisraʾel”; Notes: Personal and national name meaning “he strives with God” or “God strives.”
6. בְּיַד (be-yad) – Root: יד (yad); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “by the hand of”; Notes: Instrumental phrase indicating agency through a mediator.
7. מַלְאָכִי (Malʾakhi) – Root: מלאך (malʾakh); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “Malʾakhi”; Notes: Name meaning “my messenger,” functioning here as the prophetic author.