וְהָיוּ֙ שְׁמֹנָ֣ה קְרָשִׁ֔ים וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֣ם כֶּ֔סֶף שִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר אֲדָנִ֑ים שְׁנֵ֤י אֲדָנִים֙ שְׁנֵ֣י אֲדָנִ֔ים תַּ֖חַת הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ הָאֶחָֽד׃
And there were eight boards, and their sockets were of silver, sixteen sockets, two sockets under each board.
Morphology
- וְהָיוּ (vehayu) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Conjunction + verb, imperfect tense, 3rd person plural; Translation: “And there were”; Notes: Refers to the future state of the boards being set up.
- שְׁמֹנָ֣ה (shemona) – Root: שמונה (sh-m-n); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Eight”; Notes: Refers to the number of boards.
- קְרָשִׁ֔ים (krasim) – Root: קרש (k-r-sh); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Boards”; Notes: Refers to the individual boards used in the tabernacle.
- וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֣ם (ve’adneyhem) – Root: אדן (ʾ-d-n); Form: Conjunction + noun, masculine plural with pronominal suffix; Translation: “And their sockets”; Notes: Refers to the sockets or bases for the boards.
- כֶ֔סֶף (kesef) – Root: כסף (k-s-f); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Silver”; Notes: Refers to the material used for the sockets of the boards.
- שִׁשָּׁ֥ה (shisha) – Root: ששה (sh-sh-ʿ); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Six”; Notes: Refers to the number of sockets made of silver for the boards.
- עָשָׂ֖ר (aser) – Root: עשר (ʿ-s-r); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Ten”; Notes: Refers to the total number of sockets, including those for the boards.
- אֲדָנִ֑ים (adanim) – Root: אדן (ʾ-d-n); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Sockets”; Notes: Refers to the sockets that held the boards in place.
- שְׁנֵ֤י (shnei) – Root: שניים (sh-n-y); Form: Numeral, masculine plural; Translation: “Two”; Notes: Refers to the number of sockets under each board.
- אֲדָנִ֔ים (adanim) – Root: אדן (ʾ-d-n); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Sockets”; Notes: Refers again to the sockets used to support the boards.
- תַּ֖חַת (tachat) – Root: תחת (t-ḥ-t); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Under”; Notes: Indicates the position of the sockets beneath the boards.
- הַקֶּ֥רֶשׁ (hakereish) – Root: קרש (k-r-sh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The board”; Notes: Refers to the specific board being discussed in the context of the tabernacle’s structure.
- הָאֶחָֽד (ha’echad) – Root: אחד (ʾ-ḥ-d); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The one”; Notes: Refers to a specific board in the context of the arrangement.