לַמָּקֹ֣ום הַה֔וּא קָרָ֖א נַ֣חַל אֶשְׁכֹּ֑ול עַ֚ל אֹדֹ֣ות הָֽאֶשְׁכֹּ֔ול אֲשֶׁר־כָּרְת֥וּ מִשָּׁ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
That place was called the Valley of Eshkol because of the cluster which the sons of Yisra’el cut from there.
Morphology
- לַמָּקֹ֣ום (la-maqom) – Root: קום (q-w-m); Form: Preposition + definite masculine singular noun; Translation: “To the place”; Notes: Refers to the specific location being named.
- הַה֔וּא (ha-hu) – Root: הוא (h-w-ʾ); Form: Definite article + demonstrative pronoun; Translation: “That”; Notes: Indicates the specific place being referred to.
- קָרָ֖א (qara) – Root: קרא (q-r-ʾ); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He called”; Notes: Refers to the naming of the place.
- נַ֣חַל (naḥal) – Root: נחל (n-ḥ-l); Form: Masculine singular noun; Translation: “Valley”; Notes: Indicates a stream or valley.
- אֶשְׁכֹּ֑ול (Eshkol) – Root: Proper noun; Translation: “Eshkol”; Notes: Name derived from the Hebrew word for “cluster.”
- עַ֚ל (ʿal) – Root: Preposition; Translation: “Because of”; Notes: Indicates the reason for the naming.
- אֹדֹ֣ות (ʾodot) – Root: אדות (ʾ-d-w-t); Form: Feminine plural noun; Translation: “The account of”; Notes: Refers to the reason or context.
- הָֽאֶשְׁכֹּ֔ול (ha-Eshkol) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Definite masculine singular noun; Translation: “The cluster”; Notes: Refers to the cluster of grapes.
- אֲשֶׁר־כָּרְת֥וּ (ʾasher-kartu) – Root: כרת (k-r-t); Form: Relative pronoun + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “Which they cut”; Notes: Refers to the action of cutting the cluster.
- מִשָּׁ֖ם (mi-sham) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Preposition + adverb; Translation: “From there”; Notes: Indicates the origin of the cluster.
- בְּנֵ֥י (b’nei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Construct masculine plural noun; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Refers to the people of Yisra’el.
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל (Yisra’el) – Root: Proper noun; Translation: “Yisra’el”; Notes: The nation or people of Yisra’el.