בִּשְׁנַ֨ת בֹּ֤א תַרְתָּן֙ אַשְׁדֹּ֔ודָה בִּשְׁלֹ֣ח אֹתֹ֔ו סַֽרְגֹ֖ון מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם בְּאַשְׁדֹּ֖וד וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃
In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, when Sargon king of Ashshur sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and captured it,
Morphology
- בִּשְׁנַת (bishnat) – Root: שׁנה; Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular construct with definite article implied; Translation: “in the year of”; Notes: Introduces the time of the event.
- בֹּא (bo) – Root: בוא; Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “coming”; Notes: Refers to the event of arrival.
- תַרְתָּן (Tartan) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Title or name; Translation: “Tartan”; Notes: Likely a military commander under the Assyrian king.
- אַשְׁדֹּודָה (Ashdodah) – Root: אַשְׁדּוֹד; Form: Proper noun with directional heh; Translation: “to Ashdod”; Notes: Philistine city under attack.
- בִּשְׁלֹח (bishloach) – Root: שׁלח; Form: Preposition + infinitive construct; Translation: “when he sent”; Notes: Temporal expression.
- אֹתֹו (oto) – Root: את; Form: Direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “him”; Notes: Refers to Tartan.
- סַרְגֹון (Sargon) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Masculine singular; Translation: “Sargon”; Notes: King of Assyria.
- מֶלֶךְ (melekh) – Root: מלך; Form: Noun masculine singular in construct; Translation: “king of”; Notes: Governs the following noun.
- אַשּׁוּר (Ashshur) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Masculine singular; Translation: “Ashshur”; Notes: Assyria.
- וַיִּלָּחֶם (va-yillakhem) – Root: לחם; Form: Nifal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he fought”; Notes: Narrative past of combat.
- בְּאַשְׁדּוֹד (be-Ashdod) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “against Ashdod”; Notes: Object of military campaign.
- וַיִּלְכְּדָהּ (va-yilkedah) – Root: לכד; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “and he captured it”; Notes: Refers to the successful siege of Ashdod.