וּמַטֵּ֖ה נַפְתָּלִ֑י וְנָשִׂיא֙ לִבְנֵ֣י נַפְתָּלִ֔י אֲחִירַ֖ע בֶּן־עֵינָֽן׃
And the tribe of Naftali, and the prince of the sons of Naftali was Aḥira, son of ʿEinan.
Morphology
- וּמַטֵּ֖ה (u-matteh) – Root: מטה (m-ṭ-h); Form: Masculine singular noun with conjunction; Translation: “And the tribe of”; Notes: Refers to the tribal grouping.
- נַפְתָּלִ֑י (Naftali) – Root: נפתלי (n-p-t-l-y); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Naftali”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Naftali.
- וְנָשִׂיא֙ (ve-nasi) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Masculine singular noun with conjunction; Translation: “And the prince”; Notes: Refers to the leader or chief of the tribe.
- לִבְנֵ֣י (li-vnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun with preposition; Translation: “Of the sons of”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Naftali.
- נַפְתָּלִ֔י (Naftali) – Root: נפתלי (n-p-t-l-y); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Naftali”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Naftali.
- אֲחִירַ֖ע (Aḥira) – Root: אחי (ʾ-ḥ-y) + רע (r-ʿ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aḥira”; Notes: Refers to the prince of the tribe of Naftali.
- בֶּן־עֵינָֽן׃ (ben-Einan) – Root: בן (b-n) + עין (ʿ-y-n); Form: Construct noun phrase; Translation: “Son of Einan”; Notes: Refers to Aḥira’s lineage.