Joshua 19:22

וּפָגַע֩ הַגְּב֨וּל בְּתָבֹ֤ור ושֶׂחֲצוּמָה וּבֵ֣ית שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ וְהָי֛וּ תֹּצְאֹ֥ות גְּבוּלָ֖ם הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן עָרִ֥ים שֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן׃

And the boundary touched Tavor, and Shaḥatsuma, and Beit Shemesh, and the ends of their boundary were the Yarden; sixteen cities and their villages.

Morphology

1. וּפָגַע֩ (u-fagaʿ) – Root: פגע (pgaʿ); Form: Qal waw-consecutive imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it touched”; Notes: Indicates the boundary’s extension or contact with a location.
2. הַגְּב֨וּל (ha-gevul) – Root: גבול (gvl); Form: Noun, masculine singular, definite; Translation: “the boundary”; Notes: Refers to the tribal boundary line.
3. בְּתָבֹ֤ור (be-Tavor) – Root: תבור (tbr); Form: Proper noun, location; Translation: “Tavor”; Notes: Refers to Mount Tavor, an important landmark.
4. וּשֶׂחֲצוּמָה (u-Sekhatsumah) – Root: שׂחץ (?); Form: Proper noun, location; Translation: “Shakhattsumah”; Notes: A place in Yissaskhar’s inheritance.
5. וּבֵ֣ית שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ (u-Beit Shemesh) – Root: בית (byt) + שמש (šmš); Form: Construct phrase, proper noun; Translation: “Beit Shemesh”; Notes: Literally “House of the Sun,” a town associated with Yissaskhar’s territory.
6. וְהָי֛וּ (ve-hayu) – Root: היה (hyy); Form: Qal waw-consecutive perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “And they were”; Notes: Refers to the concluding extent of the boundary.
7. תֹּצְאֹ֥ות (totse’ot) – Root: יצא (yṣʾ); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct; Translation: “the ends”; Notes: Refers to the terminal points of the boundary.
8. גְּבוּלָ֖ם (gevulam) – Root: גבול (gvl); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person plural suffix; Translation: “their boundary”; Notes: Specifies the demarcation of Yissaskhar’s land.
9. הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן (ha-Yarden) – Root: ירדן (yrdn); Form: Proper noun, location, definite; Translation: “the Yarden”; Notes: Refers to the Jordan River, marking part of the boundary.
10. עָרִ֥ים (ʿarim) – Root: עיר (ʿyr); Form: Noun, feminine plural; Translation: “cities”; Notes: Indicates the towns included in Yissaskhar’s inheritance.
11. שֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה (shesh-esreh) – Root: שׁש (šš) + עשר (ʿsr); Form: Numeral; Translation: “sixteen”; Notes: Specifies the number of cities within the region.
12. וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן (ve-ḥatserihen) – Root: חצר (ḥṣr); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person plural suffix; Translation: “and their villages”; Notes: Refers to the settlements associated with the cities.