הַתְּרוּמָ֕ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר תָּרִ֖ימוּ לַֽיהוָ֑ה אֹ֗רֶךְ חֲמִשָּׁ֤ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֙ אֶ֔לֶף וְרֹ֖חַב עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִֽים׃
The offering which you shall set apart for YHWH shall be twenty-five thousand in length and ten thousand in breadth.
Morphology
- הַתְּרוּמָה (ha-terumah) – Root: תרם (tarom); Form: Definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “the offering”; Notes: Refers to a designated portion of land or goods consecrated to YHWH.
- אֲשֶׁר (asher) – Root: —; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “which”; Notes: Introduces a clause describing the nature of the offering.
- תָּרִימוּ (tarimu) – Root: רום (rum); Form: Hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you shall set apart” or “you shall lift up”; Notes: The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense, meaning to dedicate or elevate to sacred use.
- לַיהוָה (la-YHWH) – Root: —; Form: Preposition לְ + proper divine name יהוה; Translation: “to YHWH”; Notes: Marks the offering as consecrated for YHWH’s service.
- אֹרֶךְ (orekh) – Root: ארך (ʾarakh); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “length”; Notes: Refers to the longitudinal dimension of the land portion being described.
- חֲמִשָּׁה וְעֶשְׂרִים (ḥamishah ve-esrim) – Root: חמשׁ (ḥamesh), עשרים (esrim); Form: Numerals; Translation: “twenty-five”; Notes: Indicates a measurement of 25,000 cubits, referring to the sacred area’s length.
- אֶלֶף (elef) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “thousand”; Notes: A numeric measure, used here as a unit of cubits.
- וְרֹחַב (ve-roḥav) – Root: רחב (raḥav); Form: Conjunction וְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “and breadth”; Notes: Denotes the width or lateral dimension of the designated area.
- עֲשֶׂרֶת (ʿaśeret) – Root: עשר (ʿasar); Form: Numeral feminine singular construct; Translation: “ten”; Notes: Functions with אֲלָפִים to indicate “ten thousand.”
- אֲלָפִים (ʾalafim) – Root: אלף (ʾelef); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “thousands”; Notes: Completes the phrase “ten thousand cubits,” describing the width of the offering’s dimensions.