וּלְכָלֵ֣ב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֗ה נָ֤תַן חֵ֨לֶק֙ בְּתֹ֣וךְ בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לִֽיהֹושֻׁ֑עַ אֶת־קִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע אֲבִ֥י הָעֲנָ֖ק הִ֥יא חֶבְרֹֽון׃
And to Kalev son of Yefunne, he gave a portion in the midst of the sons of Yehuda, according to the command of YHWH to Yehoshua: Qiryat-Arba, the father of the ʿAnaq—it is Ḥevron.
Morphology
- וּלְכָלֵ֣ב (u-le-Kalev) – Root: כלב (Kalev); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “And to Kalev”; Notes: Refers to a person from the tribe of Yehudah.
- בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּ֗ה (ben-Yefunneh) – Root: פנה (panah); Form: Construct noun; Translation: “son of Yefunneh”; Notes: Identifies Kalev’s lineage.
- נָ֤תַן (natan) – Root: נתן (natan); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he gave”; Notes: Describes the allocation of land.
- חֵ֨לֶק֙ (ḥeleq) – Root: חלק (ḥeleq); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “a portion”; Notes: Refers to land inheritance.
- בְּתֹ֣וךְ (be-tokh) – Root: תוך (tokh); Form: Noun, masculine singular with preposition; Translation: “in the midst of”; Notes: Indicates location.
- בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֔ה (Benei-Yehudah) – Root: יהודה (Yehudah); Form: Construct noun, masculine plural; Translation: “the sons of Yehudah”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Yehudah.
- אֶל־פִּ֥י (el-pi) – Root: פה (peh); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with preposition; Translation: “according to the command of”; Notes: Denotes divine decree.
- יְהוָ֖ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton, referring to God.
- לִֽיהֹושֻׁ֑עַ (li-Yehoshua) – Root: יהושע (Yehoshua); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “to Yehoshua”; Notes: Refers to the leader of Israel.
- אֶת־קִרְיַ֥ת (et-Qiryat) – Root: קריה (qiryah); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “Qiryat”; Notes: Refers to a city.
- אַרְבַּ֛ע (Arba) – Root: ארבע (Arba); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Arba”; Notes: Name of a place.
- אֲבִ֥י (avi) – Root: אב (av); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “the father of”; Notes: Indicates a founding figure.
- הָעֲנָ֖ק (ha-ʿAnaq) – Root: ענק (ʿAnaq); Form: Proper noun, definite; Translation: “the ʿAnaq”; Notes: Refers to the ancestor of the ʿAnaqim.
- הִ֥יא (hi) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Pronoun, feminine singular; Translation: “it is”; Notes: Identifies the city with another name.
- חֶבְרֹֽון׃ (Ḥevron) – Root: חברון (Ḥevron); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ḥevron”; Notes: Name of a city.