וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א מַטֵּ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י זְבוּלֻ֑ן אֱלִיאָ֖ב בֶּן־חֵלֹֽון׃
And over the army of the tribe of the children of Zevulun was Eliav son of Ḥelon.
Morphology
- וְעַ֨ל־צְבָ֔א (ve-ʿal-tsava) – Root: צבא (ts-v-ʾ); Form: Conjunction with preposition and masculine singular noun; Translation: “And over the army of”; Notes: Indicates leadership over the military division.
- מַטֵּ֖ה (matteh) – Root: מטה (m-ṭ-h); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Tribe”; Notes: Refers to the tribal division of Zevulun.
- בְּנֵ֣י זְבוּלֻ֑ן (bene-Zevulun) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun with proper noun; Translation: “The children of Zevulun”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Zevulun.
- אֱלִיאָ֖ב (Eliav) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Eliav”; Notes: A personal name, leader of the tribe of Zevulun.
- בֶּן־חֵלֹֽון (ben-Ḥelon) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine singular construct noun with proper noun; Translation: “Son of Ḥelon”; Notes: Refers to Eliav’s father.