Exodus 36:26

וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים אַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם כָּ֑סֶף שְׁנֵ֣י אֲדָנִ֗ים תַּ֚חַת הַקֶּ֣רֶשׁ הָאֶחָ֔ד וּשְׁנֵ֣י אֲדָנִ֔ים תַּ֖חַת הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ הָאֶחָֽד׃

And forty of their sockets of silver, two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

Morphology

1. וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים (ve’arba’im) – Root: ארבע (ʾ-r-b-ʿ); Form: Conjunction + number, masculine plural; Translation: “And forty”; Notes: Refers to the number of silver sockets used for the boards.
2. אַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם (adneyhem) – Root: אדן (ʾ-d-n); Form: Noun, masculine plural, with suffix; Translation: “Their sockets”; Notes: Refers to the base or foundation pieces for the boards, supporting them in place.
3. כָּ֑סֶף (keseph) – Root: כסף (k-s-f); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Silver”; Notes: Refers to the material of the sockets, indicating their value and purity.
4. שְׁנֵ֣י (shnei) – Root: שני (sh-n-y); Form: Number, masculine plural; Translation: “Two”; Notes: Refers to the number of sockets under each board.
5. אֲדָנִ֗ים (adanim) – Root: אדן (ʾ-d-n); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Sockets”; Notes: Refers to the base pieces that support the boards.
6. תַּ֚חַת (taḥat) – Root: תחת (t-ḥ-t); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Under”; Notes: Refers to the position of the sockets, placed beneath the boards to hold them in place.
7. הַקֶּ֣רֶשׁ (hakkeresh) – Root: קרש (k-r-sh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The board”; Notes: Refers to the wooden boards used in the tabernacle’s construction.
8. הָאֶחָ֔ד (ha’echad) – Root: אחד (ʾ-ḥ-d); Form: Adjective, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The one”; Notes: Refers to the individual board, indicating its specific position.