וְעָרֵ֖י מִבְצָ֑ר הַצִּדִּ֣ים צֵ֔ר וְחַמַּ֖ת רַקַּ֥ת וְכִנָּֽרֶת׃
And the fortified cities: Ha-Tziddim, Tzer, and Ḥammat, Rakkat, and Kinneret.
Morphology
- וְעָרֵ֖י (ve-arei) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with conjunction; Translation: “And the cities of”; Notes: Indicates a connection to the following descriptor.
- מִבְצָ֑ר (mivtṣar) – Root: בצר (bṣr); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “fortification, stronghold”; Notes: Describes these cities as fortified.
- הַצִּדִּ֣ים (ha-Tziddim) – Root: ציד (ṣyd); Form: Proper noun with definite article; Translation: “Ha-Tziddim”; Notes: A city included in the fortified locations.
- צֵ֔ר (Tzer) – Root: צר (ṣr); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Tzer”; Notes: Another city name.
- וְחַמַּ֖ת (ve-Ḥammat) – Root: חמת (ḥmt); Form: Proper noun with conjunction; Translation: “and Ḥammat”; Notes: Another location.
- רַקַּ֥ת (Rakkat) – Root: רקת (rqt); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Rakkat”; Notes: Identifies another fortified city.
- וְכִנָּֽרֶת (ve-Kinneret) – Root: כינרת (kinnrt); Form: Proper noun with conjunction; Translation: “and Kinneret”; Notes: A well-known city near the Sea of Kinneret (Galilee).