וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לֵאָ֔ה בְּאָשְׁרִ֕י כִּ֥י אִשְּׁר֖וּנִי בָּנֹ֑ות וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו אָשֵֽׁר׃
And Leʾa said, “In my happiness! For daughters have called me blessed.” And she called his name Asher.
Morphology
- וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (vattómer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And she said”; Notes: Refers to Le’ah speaking.
- לֵאָ֔ה (Le’ah) – Root: לאה (Le’ah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Le’ah”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
- בְּאָשְׁרִ֕י (beʾoshri) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “In my happiness”; Notes: Expresses joy and blessing.
- כִּ֥י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces the reason.
- אִשְּׁר֖וּנִי (ʾishsheruni) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “They have called me blessed”; Notes: Refers to being declared fortunate.
- בָּנֹ֑ות (banot) – Root: בנה (banot); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “Daughters”; Notes: Refers to women praising her.
- וַתִּקְרָ֥א (vattiqra) – Root: קרא (qara); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And she called”; Notes: Refers to Le’ah naming her son.
- אֶת־שְׁמֹ֖ו (ʾet-shemo) – Root: שם (shem); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his name”; Notes: Indicates the naming process.
- אָשֵֽׁר׃ (ʾAsher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Asher”; Notes: The name given to the child, meaning “happy” or “blessed.”