זֹ֥את הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֹּאכֵ֑לוּ שֹׁ֕ור שֵׂ֥ה כְשָׂבִ֖ים וְשֵׂ֥ה עִזִּֽים׃
This is the animal which you may eat: ox, sheep, and goat.
Morphology
- זֹ֥את (zot) – Root: זאת (zot); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “This”; Notes: Refers to something specific being introduced.
- הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה (ha-behemah) – Root: בהמה (behemah); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the animal”; Notes: Refers to domesticated animals.
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
- תֹּאכֵ֑לוּ (toʾkhelu) – Root: אכל (ʾakal); Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you may eat”; Notes: Permissive usage.
- שֹׁ֕ור (shor) – Root: שור (shor); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “ox”; Notes: Refers to cattle used for meat or labor.
- שֵׂ֥ה (seh) – Root: שה (seh); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “lamb”; Notes: Can refer to either lambs or kids.
- כְשָׂבִ֖ים (ke-kh’savim) – Root: כשב (kesev); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “of sheep”; Notes: Refers to a group of sheep.
- וְשֵׂ֥ה (ve-seh) – Root: שה (seh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “and goat”; Notes: Refers to a young goat.
- עִזִּֽים (izzim) – Root: עז (ez); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “of goats”; Notes: Refers to the species of goats.