Genesis 38:15

וַיִּרְאֶ֣הָ יְהוּדָ֔ה וַֽיַּחְשְׁבֶ֖הָ לְזֹונָ֑ה כִּ֥י כִסְּתָ֖ה פָּנֶֽיהָ׃

And Yehuda saw her and thought her to be a prostitute because she had covered her face.

 

Morphology

  1. וַיִּרְאֶ֣הָ (va-yir-e-ha) – Root: ראה (ra-ah); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive and 3fs suffix; Translation: “and he saw her”
  2. יְהוּדָ֔ה (ye-hu-dah) – Proper noun; Translation: “Yehudah”
  3. וַֽיַּחְשְׁבֶ֖הָ (va-yach-she-ve-ha) – Root: חשׁב (cha-shav); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive and 3fs suffix; Translation: “and he thought her to be”
  4. לְזֹונָ֑ה (le-zo-na) – Root: זנה (za-nah); Form: noun, fs with preposition; Translation: “a prostitute”
  5. כִּ֥י (ki) – Conjunction; Translation: “because”
  6. כִסְּתָ֖ה (kis-ta) – Root: כסו (ka-sa); Form: Piel, perfect, 3fs; Translation: “she had covered”
  7. פָּנֶֽיהָ (pa-ne-ha) – Root: פנים (pa-nim); Form: noun, mp with 3fs suffix; Translation: “her face”

 

 

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