שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה גְ֠בִעִים מְֽשֻׁקָּדִ֞ים בַּקָּנֶ֣ה הָאֶחָד֮ כַּפְתֹּ֣ר וָפֶרַח֒ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה גְבִעִ֗ים מְשֻׁקָּדִ֛ים בַּקָּנֶ֥ה הָאֶחָ֖ד כַּפְתֹּ֣ר וָפָ֑רַח כֵּ֚ן לְשֵׁ֣שֶׁת הַקָּנִ֔ים הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים מִן־הַמְּנֹרָֽה׃
Three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and flower, shall be on one branch, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms, each with a calyx and flower, shall be on another branch. The same shall apply to all six branches coming out of the menorah.
Morphology
- שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה (sheloshah) – Root: שלש (sh-l-sh); Form: Number, masculine singular; Translation: “Three”; Notes: Specifies the quantity of cups per branch.
- גְ֠בִעִים (gevi’im) – Root: גבע (g-b-ʿ); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Cups”; Notes: Refers to decorative cups on the lampstand.
- מְֽשֻׁקָּדִ֞ים (meshukkaḏim) – Root: שקד (sh-q-d); Form: Participle, Pual, masculine plural; Translation: “Shaped like almond blossoms”; Notes: Describes the design of the cups.
- בַּקָּנֶ֣ה (baqqaneh) – Root: קנה (q-n-h); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “On the branch”; Notes: Refers to the branches of the lampstand.
- הָאֶחָד֮ (haʾeḥad) – Root: אחד (ʾ-ḥ-d); Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The one”; Notes: Specifies a singular branch.
- כַּפְתֹּ֣ר (kaftor) – Root: כפתור (k-p-t-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Calyx”; Notes: Refers to the ornamental design.
- וָפֶרַח֒ (vaferaḥ) – Root: פרח (p-r-ḥ); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And flower”; Notes: Completes the description of the design.
- וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה (usheloshah) – Root: שלש (sh-l-sh); Form: Conjunction + Number, masculine singular; Translation: “And three”; Notes: Repeats the quantity for symmetry.
- גְבִעִ֗ים (gevi’im) – Root: גבע (g-b-ʿ); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Cups”; Notes: Same as above.
- מְשֻׁקָּדִ֛ים (meshukkaḏim) – Root: שקד (sh-q-d); Form: Participle, Pual, masculine plural; Translation: “Shaped like almond blossoms”; Notes: Same as above.
- בַּקָּנֶ֥ה (baqqaneh) – Root: קנה (q-n-h); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “On the branch”; Notes: Same as above.
- הָאֶחָ֖ד (haʾeḥad) – Root: אחד (ʾ-ḥ-d); Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The one”; Notes: Same as above.
- כֵּ֚ן (ken) – Root: כן (k-n); Form: Adverb; Translation: “The same”; Notes: Indicates the pattern applies consistently.
- לְשֵׁ֣שֶׁת (lesheshet) – Root: שש (sh-sh); Form: Preposition + Number, masculine singular; Translation: “To the six”; Notes: Refers to all six branches.
- הַקָּנִ֔ים (haqqanim) – Root: קנה (q-n-h); Form: Noun, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “The branches”; Notes: Specifies the branches of the lampstand.
- הַיֹּצְאִ֖ים (hayotzeʾim) – Root: יצא (y-tz-ʾ); Form: Participle, Qal, masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “That come out”; Notes: Describes the branches as extending outward.
- מִן־הַמְּנֹרָֽה׃ (min-hamenorah) – Root: מנורה (m-n-w-r-h); Form: Preposition + Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “From the lampstand”; Notes: Indicates the source of the branches.