וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ יְהֹושֻׁ֑עַ וַיִּתֵּ֧ן אֶת־חֶבְרֹ֛ון לְכָלֵ֥ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֖ה לְנַחֲלָֽה׃
And Yehoshua blessed him and gave Ḥevron to Kalev son of Yefunne as an inheritance.
Morphology
- וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֖הוּ (vayevarkhehu) – Root: ברך (barakh); Form: Piel wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “And he blessed him”; Notes: Intensive action.
- יְהֹושֻׁ֑עַ (Yehoshua) – Root: יהושע (Yehoshua); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yehoshua”; Notes: Name of the leader of Israel.
- וַיִּתֵּ֧ן (vayitten) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he gave”; Notes: Sequential narrative action.
- אֶת־חֶבְרֹ֛ון (et-Ḥevron) – Root: חברון (Ḥevron); Form: Proper noun with direct object marker; Translation: “Ḥevron”; Notes: Name of a city in Yisra’el.
- לְכָלֵ֥ב (le-Kalev) – Root: כלב (Kalev); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “to Kalev”; Notes: Name of the recipient.
- בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֖ה (ben-Yefuneh) – Root: יפנה (Yefuneh); Form: Construct noun phrase; Translation: “son of Yefuneh”; Notes: Patronymic identification.
- לְנַחֲלָֽה׃ (le-naḥalah) – Root: נחלה (naḥalah); Form: Noun, feminine singular with preposition; Translation: “as an inheritance”; Notes: Indicates legal possession.