Genesis 47:28

וַיְחִ֤י יַעֲקֹב֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם שְׁבַ֥ע עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י יְמֵֽי־יַעֲקֹב֙ שְׁנֵ֣י חַיָּ֔יו שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּמְאַ֖ת שָׁנָֽה׃

And Yaʿaqov lived in the land of Miṣrayim seventeen years, and the days of Yaʿaqov, the years of his life, were one hundred forty-seven years.

Morphology

1. וַיְחִ֤י (vayeḥi) – Root: חיה (ḥayah); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he lived”; Notes: Refers to Yaʿaqov’s time in Miṣrayim.
2. יַעֲקֹב֙ (Yaʿaqov) – Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yaʿaqov”; Notes: The subject of the sentence.
3. בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (be-eretz) – Root: ארץ (eretz); Form: Noun, feminine singular with preposition; Translation: “in the land of”; Notes: Indicates location.
4. מִצְרַ֔יִם (Miṣrayim) – Form: Proper noun, feminine singular; Translation: “Miṣrayim”; Notes: Refers to Egypt.
5. שְׁבַ֥ע (sheva) – Root: שבע (sheva); Form: Numeral, feminine singular; Translation: “seven”; Notes: Part of the time measurement.
6. עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה (esreh) – Root: עשר (eser); Form: Numeral, feminine singular; Translation: “ten”; Notes: Combined with “seven” to make seventeen.
7. שָׁנָ֑ה (shanah) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “years”; Notes: Refers to the duration of time.
8. וַיְהִ֤י (vayehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Verb, Qal, Consecutive Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “And it was”; Notes: Introduces the next clause.
9. יְמֵֽי־ (yemei) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the days of”; Notes: Refers to Yaʿaqov’s lifespan.
10. יַעֲקֹב֙ (Yaʿaqov) – Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yaʿaqov”; Notes: Specifies whose days are mentioned.
11. שְׁנֵ֣י (shenei) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the years of”; Notes: Refers to the years of his life.
12. חַיָּ֔יו (ḥayyav) – Root: חיה (ḥayah); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “his life”; Notes: Refers to Yaʿaqov’s lifespan.
13. שֶׁ֣בַע (sheva) – Root: שבע (sheva); Form: Numeral, feminine singular; Translation: “seven”; Notes: Part of the total age.
14. שָׁנִ֔ים (shanim) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “years”; Notes: Indicates the unit of time.
15. וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים (ve-arba’im) – Root: ארבע (arba); Form: Numeral, masculine plural; Translation: “and forty”; Notes: Part of the total age.
16. וּמְאַ֖ת (u-me’at) – Root: מאה (me’ah); Form: Numeral, feminine singular construct; Translation: “and one hundred”; Notes: The largest component of the total age.
17. שָׁנָֽה׃ (shanah) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “years”; Notes: Concludes the total age.