וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו מַה־שְּׁמֶ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יַעֲקֹֽב׃
He said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Ya’aqov.”
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (va-yo-mer) – Root: אמר (a-mar); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “he said”
- אֵלָ֖יו (e-lav) – Root: אל (el); Form: preposition with 3ms suffix; Translation: “to him”
- מַה־שְּׁמֶ֑ךָ (ma-shə-me-kha) – Root: שם (shem); Form: interrogative “what” + noun, ms with 2ms suffix; Translation: “What is your name?”
- וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (va-yo-mer) – Root: אמר (a-mar); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and he said”
- יַעֲקֹֽב (ya-a-kov) – Proper noun; Translation: “Jacob”