וְעָשׂ֥וּ אֲרֹ֖ון עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים אַמָּתַ֨יִם וָחֵ֜צִי אָרְכֹּ֗ו וְאַמָּ֤ה וָחֵ֨צִי֙ רָחְבֹּ֔ו וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי קֹמָתֹֽו׃
And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits its length, one and a half cubits its width, and one and a half cubits its height.
Morphology
- וְעָשׂ֥וּ (ve’asu) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3mp; Translation: “And they shall make”; Notes: Refers to the construction of the ark.
- אֲרֹ֖ון (aron) – Root: ארן (ʾ-r-n); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “An ark”; Notes: Refers to the sacred chest for the covenant.
- עֲצֵ֣י (ʿatsei) – Root: עץ (ʿ-ts); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “Of acacia wood”; Notes: Specifies the material used.
- שִׁטִּ֑ים (shittim) – Root: שׁטה (sh-t-h); Form: Noun, masculine plural absolute; Translation: “Acacia”; Notes: Denotes the specific type of wood.
- אַמָּתַ֨יִם (ammatayim) – Root: אמה (ʾ-m-h); Form: Noun, feminine dual absolute; Translation: “Two cubits”; Notes: Measurement of length.
- וָחֵ֜צִי (va’chetsi) – Root: חצי (ḥ-ts-y); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “And a half”; Notes: Adds precision to the measurement.
- אָרְכֹּ֗ו (orko) – Root: ארך (ʾ-r-k); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “Its length”; Notes: Describes the ark’s dimension.
- וְאַמָּ֤ה (ve’ammah) – Root: אמה (ʾ-m-h); Form: Conjunction + Noun, feminine singular absolute; Translation: “And a cubit”; Notes: Refers to the unit of measure for width and height.
- וָחֵ֨צִי֙ (va’chetsi) – Root: חצי (ḥ-ts-y); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “And a half”; Notes: Specifies an additional fraction.
- רָחְבֹּ֔ו (rachbo) – Root: רחב (r-ḥ-b); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “Its width”; Notes: Dimension of the ark’s breadth.
- וְאַמָּ֥ה (ve’ammah) – Root: אמה (ʾ-m-h); Form: Conjunction + Noun, feminine singular absolute; Translation: “And a cubit”; Notes: Refers to the height unit.
- וָחֵ֖צִי (va’chetsi) – Root: חצי (ḥ-ts-y); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “And a half”; Notes: Indicates an additional fraction.
- קֹמָתֹֽו (komato) – Root: קומה (q-w-m-h); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “Its height”; Notes: Specifies the vertical dimension.