Leviticus 11:29

וְזֶ֤ה לָכֶם֙ הַטָּמֵ֔א בַּשֶּׁ֖רֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץ עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ הַחֹ֥לֶד וְהָעַכְבָּ֖ר וְהַצָּ֥ב לְמִינֵֽהוּ׃

This is unclean for you among the swarming things that swarm on the ground: the mole, the mouse, and the great lizard according to its kind.

 

Morphology

  1. וְזֶ֤ה (vezeh) – Root: זה (z-h); Form: Conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, ms; Translation: “And this”; Notes: Introduces specific examples of unclean creatures.
  2. לָכֶם֙ (lakhem) – Root: ל (l); Form: Preposition + pronoun, 2mp; Translation: “For you”; Notes: Directs the prohibition to the Israelites.
  3. הַטָּמֵ֔א (hattame) – Root: טמא (ṭ-m-ʾ); Form: Adjective, ms; Translation: “Unclean”; Notes: Describes the listed creatures as ritually impure.
  4. בַּשֶּׁ֖רֶץ (bash-sheretz) – Root: שרץ (sh-r-ṣ); Form: Preposition + noun, ms; Translation: “Among the swarming things”; Notes: Refers to small creeping creatures.
  5. הַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץ (hash-shoretz) – Root: שרץ (sh-r-ṣ); Form: Participle, Qal, ms; Translation: “That swarm”; Notes: Describes the behavior of these creatures.
  6. עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ (ʿal-haʾarets) – Root: ארץ (ʾ-r-ṣ); Form: Preposition + noun, fs; Translation: “On the ground”; Notes: Specifies the habitat of these creatures.
  7. הַחֹ֥לֶד (hacholed) – Root: חולד (ḥ-l-d); Form: Noun, ms; Translation: “The mole”; Notes: Refers to a burrowing animal.
  8. וְהָעַכְבָּ֖ר (vehaʿakhbar) – Root: עכבר (ʿ-kh-b-r); Form: Conjunction + noun, ms; Translation: “The mouse”; Notes: Refers to a small rodent.
  9. וְהַצָּ֥ב (vehatsav) – Root: צב (ṣ-v); Form: Conjunction + noun, ms; Translation: “The great lizard”; Notes: Refers to a type of reptile.
  10. לְמִינֵֽהוּ (leminahu) – Root: מין (m-y-n); Form: Preposition + noun, ms construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “According to its kind”; Notes: Includes all species related to the listed animals.

 

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