Judges 1:13

וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙ עָתְנִיאֵ֣ל בֶּן־קְנַ֔ז אֲחִ֥י כָלֵ֖ב הַקָּטֹ֣ן מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וַיִּתֶּן־לֹ֛ו אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה בִתֹּ֖ו לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

And ʿOtniel the son of Qenaz, the younger brother of Kalev, captured it, and he gave him ʿAkhsa, his daughter, as a wife.

Morphology

1. וַֽיִּלְכְּדָהּ֙ (vayyilkedah) – Root: לכד (lakad); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix; Translation: “And he captured it”; Notes: Refers to ʿOtniel’s conquest of Qiryat-Sefer.
2. עָתְנִיאֵ֣ל (ʿOtniel) – Root: עותניאל (ʿOtniel); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “ʿOtniel”; Notes: Name of a leader from the tribe of Yehudah.
3. בֶּן־קְנַ֔ז (ben-Qenaz) – Root: בן (ben), קנז (Qenaz); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with proper noun; Translation: “the son of Qenaz”; Notes: Indicates lineage.
4. אֲחִ֥י כָלֵ֖ב (aḥi Kalev) – Root: אח (aḥ), כלב (Kalev); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with proper noun; Translation: “the brother of Kalev”; Notes: Identifies ʿOtniel’s relation to Kalev.
5. הַקָּטֹ֣ן (ha-qaton) – Root: קטן (qatan); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “the younger”; Notes: Indicates relative age.
6. מִמֶּ֑נּוּ (mimmenu) – Root: מן (min); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “than him”; Notes: Comparison indicating ʿOtniel is younger than Kalev.
7. וַיִּתֶּן־לֹ֛ו (vayitten-lo) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And he gave him”; Notes: Refers to Kalev giving his daughter in marriage.
8. אֶת־עַכְסָ֥ה (et-ʿAkhsa) – Root: עכסה (ʿAkhsa); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “ʿAkhsa”; Notes: Name of Kalev’s daughter.
9. בִתֹּ֖ו (bitt-o) – Root: בת (bat); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his daughter”; Notes: Expresses possession.
10. לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (le-ishah) – Root: אשה (ishah); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “as a wife”; Notes: Indicates the purpose of the gift.