Numbers 13:4

וְאֵ֖לֶּה שְׁמֹותָ֑ם לְמַטֵּ֣ה רְאוּבֵ֔ן שַׁמּ֖וּעַ בֶּן־זַכּֽוּר׃

And these are their names: for the tribe of Reʾuven, Shammua the son of Zakkur.

 

Morphology

  1. וְאֵ֖לֶּה (veʾelleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Conjunction + demonstrative pronoun, masculine plural; Translation: “And these”; Notes: Introduces the list of names.
  2. שְׁמֹותָ֑ם (shemotam) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “Their names”; Notes: Refers to the spies.
  3. לְמַטֵּ֣ה (lematteh) – Root: מטה (m-t-h); Form: Preposition + masculine singular noun; Translation: “For the tribe of”; Notes: Indicates tribal affiliation.
  4. רְאוּבֵ֔ן (Reʾuven) – Root: רא (r-ʾ-h) + בן (b-n); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Reʾuven”; Notes: The first son of Yisraʾel.
  5. שַׁמּ֖וּעַ (Shammua) – Root: שמע (sh-m-ʿ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shammua”; Notes: Name of the representative from Reʾuven.
  6. בֶּן־זַכּֽוּר (ben-Zakkur) – Root: בן (b-n) + זכר (z-k-r); Form: Construct noun phrase; Translation: “The son of Zakkur”; Notes: Indicates lineage.

 

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