Exodus 37:25

וַיַּ֛עַשׂ אֶת־מִזְבַּ֥ח הַקְּטֹ֖רֶת עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים אַמָּ֣ה אָרְכֹּו֩ וְאַמָּ֨ה רָחְבֹּ֜ו רָב֗וּעַ וְאַמָּתַ֨יִם֙ קֹֽמָתֹ֔ו מִמֶּ֖נּוּ הָי֥וּ קַרְנֹתָֽיו׃

And he made the altar of incense from acacia wood: one cubit its length and one cubit its width, square, and two cubits its height; its horns were of it.

 

Morphology

  1. וַיַּ֛עַשׂ (vayyaʿas) – Root: עשה (ʿ-s-h); Form: Verb, Qal wayyiqtol, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he made”; Notes: Refers to Bezalel making the altar.
  2. אֶת־מִזְבַּ֥ח (et-mizbeaḥ) – Root: מזבח (m-z-b-ḥ); Form: Direct object marker + noun, masculine singular; Translation: “The altar”; Notes: Specifies the object being made.
  3. הַקְּטֹ֖רֶת (haqṭoret) – Root: קטורת (q-ṭ-r-t); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “Of incense”; Notes: Indicates the purpose of the altar.
  4. עֲצֵ֣י (ʿatsei) – Root: עץ (ʿ-ṣ); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “Of wood”; Notes: Specifies the material.
  5. שִׁטִּ֑ים (shittim) – Root: שטה (sh-ṭ-h); Form: Noun, masculine plural absolute; Translation: “Acacia”; Notes: Refers to the type of wood used.
  6. אַמָּ֣ה (ammah) – Root: אמה (ʾ-m-h); Form: Noun, feminine singular absolute; Translation: “A cubit”; Notes: A unit of measurement approximately 18 inches or 45 centimeters.
  7. אָרְכֹּו֩ (orqo) – Root: ארך (ʾ-r-k); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Its length”; Notes: Refers to the altar’s length.
  8. וְאַמָּ֨ה (veʾammah) – Root: אמה (ʾ-m-h); Form: Conjunction + noun, feminine singular absolute; Translation: “And a cubit”; Notes: Indicates the width measurement.
  9. רָחְבֹּ֜ו (raḥbo) – Root: רחב (r-ḥ-b); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Its width”; Notes: Specifies the altar’s width.
  10. רָב֗וּעַ (ravuaʿ) – Root: רבע (r-b-ʿ); Form: Adjective, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Square”; Notes: Describes the altar’s shape.
  11. וְאַמָּתַ֨יִם֙ (veʾammatayim) – Root: אמה (ʾ-m-h); Form: Conjunction + noun, dual absolute; Translation: “And two cubits”; Notes: Refers to the height.
  12. קֹֽמָתֹ֔ו (qomato) – Root: קומה (q-w-m-h); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Its height”; Notes: Specifies the height of the altar.
  13. מִמֶּ֖נּוּ (mimmennu) – Root: מן (m-n); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Of it”; Notes: Refers to the horns being part of the altar.
  14. הָי֥וּ (hayu) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person plural; Translation: “Were”; Notes: Indicates the state of the horns.
  15. קַרְנֹתָֽיו׃ (qarnotav) – Root: קרן (q-r-n); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “Its horns”; Notes: Refers to the projections at the altar’s corners.

 

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