וְאֶל־שְׁמַעְיָ֥הוּ הַנֶּחֱלָמִ֖י תֹּאמַ֥ר לֵאמֹֽר׃
And to Shemaʿyahu the Neḥelami you shall speak, saying,
Morphology
- וְאֶל־ (veʾel) – Root: אל; Form: Conjunction + preposition; Translation: “and to”; Notes: Connects to the previous statement while indicating direction toward a person.
- שְׁמַעְיָ֥הוּ (Shemaʿyahu) – Root: שׁמע; Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “Shemaʿyahu”; Notes: Personal name meaning “YHWH has heard.”
- הַנֶּחֱלָמִ֖י (hanneḥelami) – Root: חלם; Form: Definite article + Niphal participle masculine singular with gentilic ending; Translation: “the Neḥelami”; Notes: Likely denotes origin from a place called Neḥelam.
- תֹּאמַ֥ר (toʾmar) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you shall say”; Notes: Directive given to the prophet or messenger.
- לֵאמֹֽר (lemor) – Root: אמר; Form: Preposition + infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces the content of the forthcoming speech.