Leviticus 13:40

וְאִ֕ישׁ כִּ֥י יִמָּרֵ֖ט רֹאשֹׁ֑ו קֵרֵ֥חַ ה֖וּא טָהֹ֥ור הֽוּא׃

And a man, if the hair of his head falls out, he is bald; he is clean.

 

Morphology

  1. וְאִ֕ישׁ (ve’ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Conjunction + noun, ms; Translation: “And a man”; Notes: Refers to an individual male.
  2. כִּ֥י (ki) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “If”; Notes: Introduces a conditional statement.
  3. יִמָּרֵ֖ט (yimmaret) – Root: מרט (m-r-ṭ); Form: Verb, Nifal, imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “Falls out”; Notes: Refers to the loss of hair.
  4. רֹאשֹׁ֑ו (rosho) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Noun, ms construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “His head”; Notes: Indicates the location of hair loss.
  5. קֵרֵ֥חַ (qere’aḥ) – Root: קרח (q-r-ḥ); Form: Adjective, ms; Translation: “Bald”; Notes: Describes the condition of being hairless.
  6. ה֖וּא (hu) – Form: Pronoun, 3ms; Translation: “He”; Notes: Refers to the man.
  7. טָהֹ֥ור (tahor) – Root: טהר (t-h-r); Form: Adjective, ms; Translation: “Clean”; Notes: Declares the individual free of impurity.
  8. הֽוּא׃ (hu) – Form: Pronoun, 3ms; Translation: “He”; Notes: Reinforces the subject’s cleanliness.

 

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