הִנֵּ֨ה חָזָ֤ק וְאַמִּץ֙ לַֽאדֹנָ֔י כְּזֶ֥רֶם בָּרָ֖ד שַׂ֣עַר קָ֑טֶב כְּ֠זֶרֶם מַ֣יִם כַּבִּירִ֥ים שֹׁטְפִ֛ים הִנִּ֥יחַ לָאָ֖רֶץ בְּיָֽד׃
Behold, a strong and mighty one belongs to the Lord—like a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction, like a storm of mighty overflowing waters, he will throw down to the earth with a hand.
Morphology
- הִנֵּ֨ה (hinneh) – Root: הנה (hinneh); Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Signals a vivid or dramatic announcement.
- חָזָ֤ק (ḥazaq) – Root: חזק (ḥazaq); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “strong”; Notes: Describes the might of the coming force.
- וְאַמִּץ֙ (ve-ʾamits) – Root: אמץ (ʾamats); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “and mighty”; Notes: Joined by conjunction to the previous adjective for emphasis.
- לַֽאדֹנָ֔י (laʾAdonai) – Root: אדון (ʾadon); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun with divine suffix; Translation: “belongs to the Lord”; Notes: Refers to YHWH using the title of dominion.
- כְּזֶ֥רֶם (ke-zerem) – Root: זרם (zerem); Form: Preposition כְּ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “like a storm”; Notes: Begins a simile.
- בָּרָ֖ד (barad) – Root: ברד (barad); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “of hail”; Notes: Destructive weather imagery emphasizing divine power.
- שַׂ֣עַר (saʿar) – Root: שׂער (saʿar); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “a tempest”; Notes: Violent storm wind, reinforcing the image.
- קָ֑טֶב (qatev) – Root: קטב (qatev); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “of destruction”; Notes: Refers to deadly or ruinous force.
- כְּ֠זֶרֶם (ke-zerem) – Root: זרם (zerem); Form: Preposition כְּ + noun masculine singular (repeated); Translation: “like a storm”; Notes: Emphatic repetition of the storm image.
- מַ֣יִם (mayim) – Root: מים (mayim); Form: Noun, masculine plural (dual in form); Translation: “of waters”; Notes: Describes overwhelming floods.
- כַּבִּירִ֥ים (kabbirim) – Root: כבר (kavar); Form: Adjective, masculine plural; Translation: “mighty”; Notes: Stresses power and forcefulness.
- שֹׁטְפִ֛ים (shotefim) – Root: שׁטף (shataf); Form: Qal participle masculine plural; Translation: “overflowing”; Notes: Describes the waters as actively sweeping everything away.
- הִנִּ֥יחַ (hinniyaḥ) – Root: נוח (nuach); Form: Hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he will throw down”; Notes: In causative form, meaning to cast down or cause to rest violently.
- לָאָ֖רֶץ (la-ʾaretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾaretz); Form: Preposition לְ + definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “to the earth”; Notes: The object of the force’s descent.
- בְּיָֽד (be-yad) – Root: יד (yad); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular; Translation: “with a hand”; Notes: May imply purposeful or forceful action.