וְצִים֙ מִיַּ֣ד כִּתִּ֔ים וְעִנּ֥וּ אַשּׁ֖וּר וְעִנּוּ־עֵ֑בֶר וְגַם־ה֖וּא עֲדֵ֥י אֹבֵֽד׃
And ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, and they shall afflict Ashur and afflict ʿEber, and he also shall perish forever.”
Morphology
- וְצִים֙ (wətsim) – Root: צִי (tsi); Form: Noun masculine plural; Translation: “And ships”; Notes: Refers to sea vessels.
- מִיַּ֣ד (miyyad) – Root: יד (yad); Form: Preposition with noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “From the coast”; Notes: Indicates origin or direction.
- כִּתִּ֔ים (Kittim) – Root: כִּתִּים (Kittim); Form: Proper noun plural; Translation: “Kittim”; Notes: Refers to a region or people associated with Cyprus or the western isles.
- וְעִנּ֥וּ (wəʿinnu) – Root: ענה (ʿanah); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “And they shall afflict”; Notes: Refers to causing distress or subjugation.
- אַשּׁ֖וּר (Ashur) – Root: אַשּׁוּר (Ashur); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ashur”; Notes: Refers to the Assyrian empire or its people.
- וְעִנּוּ־ (wəʿinnu-) – Root: ענה (ʿanah); Form: Piel imperfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “And they shall afflict”; Notes: Same as above, with a hyphen indicating continuation.
- עֵ֑בֶר (ʿEver) – Root: עֵבֶר (ʿEver); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Eber”; Notes: Refers to a region or people, possibly the Hebrews or a specific ancient group.
- וְגַם־ (wəgam-) – Root: גם (gam); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “And also”; Notes: Adds emphasis to the subject.
- ה֖וּא (hu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Pronoun 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He”; Notes: Refers to the subject under discussion.
- עֲדֵ֥י (ʿade) – Root: עַד (ʿad); Form: Preposition construct; Translation: “Forever”; Notes: Indicates permanence or an indefinite future.
- אֹבֵֽד׃ (ʾoved) – Root: אבד (ʾavad); Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “Shall perish”; Notes: Refers to destruction or obliteration.