הִנֵּ֤ה אָֽנֹכִי֙ שֹׁלֵ֣חַ לָכֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת אֵלִיָּ֣ה הַנָּבִ֑יא לִפְנֵ֗י בֹּ֚וא יֹ֣ום יְהוָ֔ה הַגָּדֹ֖ול וְהַנֹּורָֽא׃
Behold, I am sending to you Eliyya the prophet before the coming of the day of YHWH, the great and the fearsome.
Morphology
- הִנֵּה (hinneh) – Root: —; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Introduces solemn announcement.
- אָֽנֹכִי (ʾanokhi) – Root: —; Form: Independent personal pronoun 1st person common singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Emphatic divine subject.
- שֹׁלֵחַ (sholeaḥ) – Root: שלח (shalach); Form: Qal active participle masculine singular; Translation: “am sending”; Notes: Ongoing or imminent action.
- לָכֶם (lakhem) – Root: —; Form: Preposition לְ + suffix 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “to you”; Notes: Dative of direction.
- אֵת (ʾet) – Root: —; Form: Direct object marker; Translation: —; Notes: Marks definite direct object.
- אֵלִיָּה (Eliyyah) – Root: אלי; Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “Eliyyah”; Notes: The prophet’s name meaning “My God is YHWH.”
- הַנָּבִיא (ha-naviʾ) – Root: נבא (navaʾ); Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the prophet”; Notes: Identifies Eliyyah’s office.
- לִפְנֵי (lifnei) – Root: פנה (panah); Form: Preposition לִ + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “before”; Notes: Temporal relation.
- בֹּוא (boʾ) – Root: בוא (boʾ); Form: Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “the coming of”; Notes: Governs following noun.
- יֹום (yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “the day”; Notes: Eschatological day.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Covenant Name.
- הַגָּדֹול (ha-gadol) – Root: גדל (gadal); Form: Definite adjective masculine singular; Translation: “the great”; Notes: Describes magnitude of the day.
- וְהַנֹּורָא (ve-ha-noraʾ) – Root: ירא (yareʾ); Form: Conjunction וְ + definite adjective masculine singular; Translation: “and the fearsome”; Notes: Awe-inspiring and dreadful.