Genesis 30:13

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

  1. וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (vattómer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “And she said”; Notes: Refers to Le’ah speaking.
  2. לֵאָ֔ה (Le’ah) – Root: לאה (Le’ah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Le’ah”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
  3. בְּאָשְׁרִ֕י (beʾoshri) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “In my happiness”; Notes: Expresses joy and blessing.
  4. כִּ֥י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces the reason.
  5. 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.
  6. בָּנֹ֑ות (banot) – Root: בנה (banot); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “Daughters”; Notes: Refers to women praising her.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. אָשֵֽׁר׃ (ʾAsher) – Root: אשר (ʾasher); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Asher”; Notes: The name given to the child, meaning “happy” or “blessed.”

 

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