Numbers 1:16

אֵ֚לֶּה קריאי הָעֵדָ֔ה נְשִׂיאֵ֖י מַטֹּ֣ות אֲבֹותָ֑ם רָאשֵׁ֛י אַלְפֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הֵֽם׃

These are the ones called of the congregation, the leaders of the tribes of their fathers, the heads of the thousands of Yisra’el.

Morphology

1. אֵ֚לֶּה (elleh) – Root: אלה (‘-l-h); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “These”; Notes: Refers to the named individuals in the preceding verses.
2. קריאי (qeri’ei) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “The ones called”; Notes: Refers to those summoned or appointed.
3. הָעֵדָ֔ה (ha-edah) – Root: עדה (‘-d-h); Form: Feminine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “Of the congregation”; Notes: Refers to the assembly of Yisra’el.
4. נְשִׂיאֵ֖י (nesi’ei) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “The leaders of”; Notes: Refers to the tribal chiefs or princes.
5. מַטֹּ֣ות (matot) – Root: מטה (m-ṭ-h); Form: Masculine plural noun; Translation: “The tribes”; Notes: Refers to the divisions of Yisra’el’s families.
6. אֲבֹותָ֑ם (avotam) – Root: אב (‘-v); Form: Masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Of their fathers”; Notes: Refers to ancestral lineage.
7. רָאשֵׁ֛י (rashei) – Root: ראש (r-ʾ-sh); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “The heads of”; Notes: Refers to leaders or chiefs.
8. אַלְפֵ֥י (alfei) – Root: אלף (ʾ-l-p); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “The thousands of”; Notes: Refers to large family or clan units within the tribes.
9. יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (Yisra’el) – Root: ישראל (y-s-r-ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
10. הֵֽם (hem) – Root: הוא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “They”; Notes: Refers back to the named leaders.