וּבַמְּנֹרָ֖ה אַרְבָּעָ֣ה גְבִעִ֑ים מְשֻׁקָּדִ֔ים כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ וּפְרָחֶֽיהָ׃
And on the menorah itself there shall be four cups shaped like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers.
Morphology
- וּבַמְּנֹרָ֖ה (uvammenorah) – Root: מנורה (m-n-w-r-h); Form: Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “And on the lampstand”; Notes: Refers to the central structure of the menorah.
- אַרְבָּעָ֣ה (arbaʿah) – Root: ארבע (ʾ-r-b-ʿ); Form: Number, masculine singular; Translation: “Four”; Notes: Specifies the quantity of decorative cups.
- גְבִעִ֑ים (gevi’im) – Root: גבע (g-b-ʿ); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Cups”; Notes: Describes the ornamental cups on the menorah.
- מְשֻׁקָּדִ֔ים (meshukkaḏim) – Root: שקד (sh-q-d); Form: Participle, Pual, masculine plural; Translation: “Shaped like almond blossoms”; Notes: Indicates the design style of the cups.
- כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ (kaftoreha) – Root: כפתור (k-p-t-r); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3fs suffix; Translation: “Its calyxes”; Notes: Refers to the decorative elements on the menorah.
- וּפְרָחֶֽיהָ (ufraḥeha) – Root: פרח (p-r-ḥ); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine plural construct with 3fs suffix; Translation: “And its flowers”; Notes: Completes the description of the menorah’s ornamentation.