Judges 15:17

וַֽיְהִי֙ כְּכַלֹּתֹ֣ו לְדַבֵּ֔ר וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ הַלְּחִ֖י מִיָּדֹ֑ו וַיִּקְרָ֛א לַמָּקֹ֥ום הַה֖וּא רָ֥מַת לֶֽחִי׃

And it happened when he finished speaking that he threw away the jawbone from his hand, and he called that place Ramath-leḥi.

Morphology

1. וַֽיְהִי֙ (vayehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it happened”; Notes: Introduces a narrative event.
2. כְּכַלֹּתֹ֣ו (ke-khaloto) – Root: כלה (kalah); Form: Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “when he finished”; Notes: Expresses the completion of an action.
3. לְדַבֵּ֔ר (ledabber) – Root: דבר (dabar); Form: Piel infinitive construct; Translation: “speaking”; Notes: Piel indicates intensive or frequentative action.
4. וַיַּשְׁלֵ֥ךְ (vayyashlekh) – Root: שלך (shalakh); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “that he threw away”; Notes: Hifil stem denotes causative action.
5. הַלְּחִ֖י (ha-leḥi) – Root: לחי (leḥi); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the jawbone”; Notes: Refers to the object he used in battle.
6. מִיָּדֹ֑ו (mi-yado) – Root: יד (yad); Form: Noun, feminine singular with preposition and 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “from his hand”; Notes: Indicates possession and origin of action.
7. וַיִּקְרָ֛א (vayyiqra) – Root: קרא (qara); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he called”; Notes: Refers to the naming of the place.
8. לַמָּקֹ֥ום (la-maqom) – Root: מקום (maqom); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article and preposition; Translation: “to the place”; Notes: Refers to a specific location.
9. הַה֖וּא (ha-hu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “that”; Notes: Modifies “place” as a definite reference.
10. רָ֥מַת לֶֽחִי (Ramat Leḥi) – Root: רמה (ramah) + לחי (leḥi); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ramath Leḥi”; Notes: The name of the location.