Genesis 41:4

וַתֹּאכַ֣לְנָה הַפָּרֹ֗ות רָעֹ֤ות הַמַּרְאֶה֙ וְדַקֹּ֣ות הַבָּשָׂ֔ר אֵ֚ת שֶׁ֣בַע הַפָּרֹ֔ות יְפֹ֥ת הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה וְהַבְּרִיאֹ֑ות וַיִּיקַ֖ץ פַּרְעֹֽה׃

And the cows, ugly in appearance and thin of flesh, ate the seven cows, beautiful in appearance and fat; and Par’o awoke.

 

Morphology

  1. וַתֹּאכַ֣לְנָה (va-to-a-khel-na) – Root: אכל (akhal); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3fp with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and they ate”
  2. הַפָּרֹ֗ות (ha-pa-rot) – Root: פרה (parah); Form: noun, fp with definite article; Translation: “the cows”
  3. רָעֹ֤ות (ra-ot) – Root: רעע (ra’a); Form: adjective, fp; Translation: “ugly”
  4. הַמַּרְאֶה֙ (ha-mar-eh) – Root: מראה (mar’eh); Form: noun, ms with definite article; Translation: “in appearance”
  5. וְדַקֹּ֣ות (ve-dak-kot) – Root: דקק (daqaq); Form: adjective, fp; Translation: “thin”
  6. הַבָּשָׂ֔ר (ha-ba-sar) – Root: בשר (basar); Form: noun, ms with definite article; Translation: “in flesh”
  7. אֵ֚ת (et) – Particle; Translation: “the [direct object marker]”
  8. שֶׁ֣בַע (she-va) – Root: שׁבע (sheva); Form: cardinal number, fs; Translation: “seven”
  9. הַפָּרֹ֔ות (ha-pa-rot) – Root: פרה (parah); Form: noun, fp with definite article; Translation: “the cows”
  10. יְפֹ֥ות (ye-fot) – Root: יפה (yafeh); Form: adjective, fp; Translation: “beautiful”
  11. הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה (ha-mar-eh) – Root: מראה (mar’eh); Form: noun, ms with definite article; Translation: “in appearance”
  12. וְהַבְּרִיאֹ֑ות (ve-hav-ri-ot) – Root: ברא (bara); Form: adjective, fp; Translation: “and fat”
  13. וַיִּיקַ֖ץ (va-yi-katz) – Root: יקץ (yakatza); Form: Qal, imperfect, 3ms with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and he awoke”
  14. פַּרְעֹֽה (par-oh) – Proper noun; Translation: “Pharaoh”

 

 

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