Leviticus 14:5

וְצִוָּה֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְשָׁחַ֖ט אֶת־הַצִּפֹּ֣ור הָאֶחָ֑ת אֶל־כְּלִי־חֶ֖רֶשׂ עַל־מַ֥יִם חַיִּֽים׃

And the priest shall command, and he shall slaughter one of the birds over an earthen vessel containing living water.

Morphology

1. וְצִוָּה֙ (vetsivah) – Root: צוה (ts-w-h); Form: Conjunction + verb, Piel, perfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he shall command”; Notes: Refers to the priest’s instruction.
2. הַכֹּהֵ֔ן (hakohen) – Root: כהן (k-h-n); Form: Noun, ms definite; Translation: “The priest”; Notes: Refers to the officiating priest.
3. וְשָׁחַ֖ט (veshaḥat) – Root: שחט (sh-ḥ-t); Form: Conjunction + verb, Qal, perfect, 3ms; Translation: “And he shall slaughter”; Notes: Refers to the act of ritual slaughter.
4. אֶת־הַצִּפֹּ֣ור (et-hatsippor) – Root: צפר (ts-p-r); Form: Direct object marker + noun, fs definite; Translation: “The bird”; Notes: Specifies the bird to be slaughtered.
5. הָאֶחָ֑ת (ha’aḥat) – Root: אחד (ʾ-ḥ-d); Form: Definite numeral, fs; Translation: “One”; Notes: Refers to one of the two birds.
6. אֶל־כְּלִי־חֶ֖רֶשׂ (el-keli-ḥeres) – Root: כלי (k-l-y) + חרש (ḥ-r-sh); Form: Preposition + noun, ms construct; Translation: “Into an earthen vessel”; Notes: Describes the container used in the ritual.
7. עַל־מַ֥יִם (ʿal-mayim) – Root: מים (m-y-m); Form: Preposition + noun, mp; Translation: “Over water”; Notes: Indicates the bird’s blood is mixed with water.
8. חַיִּֽים׃ (ḥayyim) – Root: חיה (ḥ-y-h); Form: Adjective, mp; Translation: “Living”; Notes: Refers to running or fresh water, ritually significant.