Numbers 1:2

שְׂא֗וּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֙ כָּל־עֲדַ֣ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹתָ֑ם בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר שֵׁמֹ֔ות כָּל־זָכָ֖ר לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם׃

Lift the heads of all the congregation of the children of Yisra’el, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male, by their skulls.

Morphology

1. שְׂא֗וּ (se’u) – Root: נשא (n-s-‘); Form: Qal imperative masculine plural; Translation: “Lift”; Notes: Refers to taking a census or lifting up the head symbolically.
2. אֶת־ (et) – Root: את (‘-t); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: No translation; Notes: Marks the direct object of the verb.
3. רֹאשׁ֙ (rosh) – Root: ראש (r-‘-sh); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Head”; Notes: Refers to the leaders or individuals counted.
4. כָּל־ (kol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Noun, construct; Translation: “All”; Notes: Refers to the entirety of the congregation.
5. עֲדַ֣ת (‘adat) – Root: עדה (‘-d-h); Form: Feminine singular construct noun; Translation: “Congregation of”; Notes: Refers to the assembled community.
6. בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (bene-Yisra’el) – Root: בן (b-n) + ישראל (y-s-r-‘l); Form: Masculine plural construct noun + proper noun; Translation: “The children of Yisra’el”; Notes: Refers to the nation of Israel.
7. לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֖ם (le-mishpeḥotam) – Root: משפחה (m-sh-p-ḥ); Form: Feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “By their families”; Notes: Indicates the organization of the census.
8. לְבֵ֣ית (le-veit) – Root: בית (b-y-t); Form: Masculine singular construct noun with preposition; Translation: “By the house of”; Notes: Refers to tribal or familial divisions.
9. אֲבֹתָ֑ם (avotam) – Root: אב (‘-v); Form: Masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Their fathers”; Notes: Refers to the ancestral lineage.
10. בְּמִסְפַּ֣ר (be-mispar) – Root: מספר (m-s-p-r); Form: Masculine singular noun with preposition; Translation: “According to the number”; Notes: Refers to numerical enumeration.
11. שֵׁמֹ֔ות (shemot) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Masculine plural noun; Translation: “Names”; Notes: Refers to the recorded individuals.
12. כָּל־ (kol) – Root: כל (k-l); Form: Noun, construct; Translation: “Every”; Notes: Refers to every individual included in the count.
13. זָכָ֖ר (zakhar) – Root: זכר (z-kh-r); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Male”; Notes: Refers to male individuals being counted.
14. לְגֻלְגְּלֹתָֽם (le-gulgelotam) – Root: גלגלת (g-l-g-l-t); Form: Feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and preposition; Translation: “By their skulls”; Notes: Refers to an individual headcount.