Judges 11:1

וְיִפְתָּ֣ח הַגִּלְעָדִ֗י הָיָה֙ גִּבֹּ֣ור חַ֔יִל וְה֖וּא בֶּן־אִשָּׁ֣ה זֹונָ֑ה וַיֹּ֥ולֶד גִּלְעָ֖ד אֶת־יִפְתָּֽח׃

And Yiftaḥ the Gileʿadi was a mighty warrior, and he was the son of a prostitute, and Gileʿad begot Yiftaḥ.

Morphology

1. וְיִפְתָּ֣ח (ve-Yiftaḥ) – Root: פתח (ptḥ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yiftaḥ”; Notes: A judge of Israel.
2. הַגִּלְעָדִ֗י (ha-Gilʿadi) – Root: גלעד (Gilʿad); Form: Adjective, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “the Gilʿadi”; Notes: Identifies Yiftaḥ as a native of Gilʿad.
3. הָיָה֙ (hayah) – Root: היה (hyy); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “was”; Notes: Describes Yiftaḥ’s status.
4. גִּבֹּ֣ור (gibbor) – Root: גבר (gbr); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “mighty”; Notes: Often used for warriors.
5. חַ֔יִל (ḥayil) – Root: חיל (ḥyl); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “valor”; Notes: Indicates military strength.
6. וְה֖וּא (ve-hu) – Root: הוא (hwʾ); Form: Pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he”; Notes: Refers to Yiftaḥ.
7. בֶּן־אִשָּׁ֣ה (ben-ʾishah) – Root: בן (bn), אשה (ʾšh); Form: Noun construct, masculine singular; Translation: “son of a woman”; Notes: Describes Yiftaḥ’s maternal status.
8. זֹונָ֑ה (zonah) – Root: זנה (znʾ); Form: Noun, feminine singular absolute; Translation: “a prostitute”; Notes: Indicates Yiftaḥ’s mother’s status.
9. וַיֹּ֥ולֶד (vayyoled) – Root: ילד (yld); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and begot”; Notes: Indicates causation in birth.
10. גִּלְעָ֖ד (Gilʿad) – Root: גלעד (Gilʿad); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Gilʿad”; Notes: The father of Yiftaḥ.
11. אֶת־יִפְתָּֽח (et-Yiftaḥ) – Root: פתח (ptḥ); Form: Proper noun, direct object marker; Translation: “Yiftaḥ”; Notes: Marks Yiftaḥ as the object of birth.