Exodus 30:24

וְקִדָּ֕ה חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ות בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ וְשֶׁ֥מֶן זַ֖יִת הִֽין׃

And cassia, five hundred (shekels), according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hin of olive oil.

 

Morphology

  1. וְקִדָּ֕ה (veqiddah) – Root: קדד (q-d-d); Form: Conjunction + Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “And cassia”; Notes: Refers to an aromatic substance used in the anointing oil.
  2. חֲמֵ֥שׁ (chamesh) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Numeral, feminine singular; Translation: “Five”; Notes: Refers to the number of hundreds in the measure.
  3. מֵאֹ֖ות (me’ot) – Root: מאה (m-ʾ-h); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “Hundreds”; Notes: Specifies the total weight as five hundred shekels.
  4. בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל (besheqel) – Root: שקל (sh-q-l); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “By the shekel”; Notes: Refers to the unit of measurement for weight.
  5. הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ (hakkodesh) – Root: קדש (q-d-sh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “Of the sanctuary”; Notes: Specifies the standard shekel used in the Tabernacle.
  6. וְשֶׁ֥מֶן (veshemen) – Root: שמן (sh-m-n); Form: Conjunction + Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “And oil”; Notes: Refers to olive oil, an essential ingredient in the anointing oil.
  7. זַ֖יִת (zayit) – Root: זית (z-y-t); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Olive”; Notes: Specifies the type of oil used.
  8. הִֽין׃ (hin) – Root: הין (h-y-n); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “A hin”; Notes: Refers to a unit of liquid measure, roughly equivalent to about 3.7 liters.

 

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