Exodus 37:10

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ אֶת־הַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ן עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים אַמָּתַ֤יִם אָרְכֹּו֙ וְאַמָּ֣ה רָחְבֹּ֔ו וְאַמָּ֥ה וָחֵ֖צִי קֹמָתֹֽו.

And he made the table of acacia wood; its length was two cubits, its width one cubit, and its height one and a half cubits.

 

Morphology

  1. וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (vaya’ase) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Vav-conjunction + verb, perfect, 3rd person singular; Translation: “And he made”; Notes: Describes a completed action performed by the subject (Moses).
  2. הַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ן (hashulchan) – Root: שלח (sh-l-ḥ); Form: Noun, definite article + singular, masculine; Translation: “The table”; Notes: Refers to the sacred table in the tabernacle.
  3. עֲצֵ֣י (atzei) – Root: עץ (ʿ-ẖ); Form: Noun, plural, construct; Translation: “Of acacia wood”; Notes: Indicates the material used for the table’s construction.
  4. שִׁטִּ֑ים (shitim) – Root: שִׁטִּים (sh-t-m); Form: Noun, plural; Translation: “Acacia wood”; Notes: Specific type of wood used, often associated with durability and resistance to decay.
  5. אַמָּתַ֤יִם (ammatayim) – Root: אמה (ʾ-m-h); Form: Noun, dual; Translation: “Two cubits”; Notes: Measurement unit used for length.
  6. אָרְכֹּו֙ (orkho) – Root: ארך (ʾ-r-ḥ); Form: Noun, singular; Translation: “Its length”; Notes: Refers to the dimension of the table along its length.
  7. וְאַמָּ֣ה (ve’ammah) – Root: אמה (ʾ-m-h); Form: Noun, singular; Translation: “And one cubit”; Notes: Measurement unit used for width and height.
  8. רָחְבֹּ֔ו (rachbo) – Root: רחב (r-ḥ-b); Form: Noun, singular; Translation: “Its width”; Notes: Refers to the dimension of the table’s width.
  9. וְאַמָּ֥ה (ve’ammah) – Root: אמה (ʾ-m-h); Form: Noun, singular; Translation: “And one cubit”; Notes: Repeated measurement unit used for consistency in table’s height.
  10. וָחֵ֖צִי (vachaytzi) – Root: חצי (ḥ-tz-ʾ); Form: Noun, singular, construct; Translation: “And one and a half”; Notes: Used to describe the height dimension as one and a half cubits.
  11. קֹמָתֹֽו (komato) – Root: קומה (q-w-m); Form: Noun, singular; Translation: “Its height”; Notes: Refers to the vertical dimension of the table.

 

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