Genesis 32:15 (Genesis 32:14)

עִזִּ֣ים מָאתַ֔יִם וּתְיָשִׁ֖ים עֶשְׂרִ֑ים רְחֵלִ֥ים מָאתַ֖יִם וְאֵילִ֥ים עֶשְׂרִֽים׃

Two hundred female goats and twenty male goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams.

 

Morphology

  1. עִזִּ֣ים (ʿizzim) – Root: עז (ʿez); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “female goats”; Notes: Refers to a group of female goats.
  2. מָאתַ֔יִם (maʾatayim) – Root: מאה (meʾah); Form: Numeral, dual; Translation: “two hundred”; Notes: The dual form of “hundred.”
  3. וּתְיָשִׁ֖ים (u-teyashim) – Root: תיש (tayish); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “male goats”; Notes: Refers to a group of male goats.
  4. עֶשְׂרִ֑ים (ʿesrim) – Root: עשר (ʿeser); Form: Numeral, plural; Translation: “twenty”; Notes: A standard numeral for twenty.
  5. רְחֵלִ֥ים (reḥelim) – Root: רחל (raḥel); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “ewes”; Notes: Refers to female sheep.
  6. מָאתַ֖יִם (maʾatayim) – Root: מאה (meʾah); Form: Numeral, dual; Translation: “two hundred”; Notes: Repeated numeral for emphasis.
  7. וְאֵילִ֥ים (ve-ʾelim) – Root: איל (ʾayil); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “rams”; Notes: Refers to male sheep.
  8. עֶשְׂרִֽים (ʿesrim) – Root: עשר (ʿeser); Form: Numeral, plural; Translation: “twenty”; Notes: Final numeral confirming the quantity.

 

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