Genesis 41:47

וַתַּ֣עַשׂ הָאָ֔רֶץ בְּשֶׁ֖בַע שְׁנֵ֣י הַשָּׂבָ֑ע לִקְמָצִֽים׃

And the land produced in the seven years of abundance by handfuls.

 

Morphology

  1. וַתַּ֣עַשׂ (vata’as) – Root: עָשָׂה (asah); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3fs with vav-consecutive; Translation: “And it produced”; Notes: Refers to the land’s abundant production.
  2. הָאָ֔רֶץ (ha’aretz) – Root: אֶרֶץ (eretz); Form: Noun, fs with definite article; Translation: “the land”; Notes: Refers specifically to the land of Egypt.
  3. בְּשֶׁ֖בַע (besheva) – Root: שֶׁבַע (sheva); Form: Preposition with numeral; Translation: “in seven”; Notes: Indicates the seven years of prosperity.
  4. שְׁנֵ֣י (shnei) – Root: שָׁנָה (shanah); Form: Noun, fd construct; Translation: “years of”; Notes: Specifies the time period.
  5. הַשָּׂבָ֑ע (hasava) – Root: שָׂבָע (sava); Form: Noun, ms with definite article; Translation: “abundance”; Notes: Describes the productive period.
  6. לִקְמָצִֽים (likmatzim) – Root: קָמַץ (kamatz); Form: Noun, mp; Translation: “by handfuls”; Notes: Indicates the abundance of the yield.

 

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