Numbers 24:6

כִּנְחָלִ֣ים נִטָּ֔יוּ כְּגַנֹּ֖ת עֲלֵ֣י נָהָ֑ר כַּאֲהָלִים֙ נָטַ֣ע יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲרָזִ֖ים עֲלֵי־מָֽיִם׃

Like valleys stretched out, like gardens beside a river, like aloes planted by YHWH, like cedars beside the waters.

Morphology

1. כִּנְחָלִ֣ים (kinḥalim) – Root: נחל (naḥal); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Like valleys”; Notes: Comparative expression.
2. נִטָּ֔יוּ (nittayu) – Root: נטע (nataʿ); Form: Nifal perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “Stretched out”; Notes: Indicates a passive action of being spread.
3. כְּגַנֹּ֖ת (keganot) – Root: גן (gan); Form: Preposition + noun, feminine plural; Translation: “Like gardens”; Notes: Describes lush, cultivated areas.
4. עֲלֵ֣י (ʿalei) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Preposition; Translation: “Beside”; Notes: Indicates proximity.
5. נָהָ֑ר (nahar) – Root: נהר (nahar); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “River”; Notes: Refers to a flowing body of water.
6. כַּאֲהָלִים֙ (kaʾahalim) – Root: אהל (ahal); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Like aloes”; Notes: Symbolic of beauty and fragrance.
7. נָטַ֣ע (nataʿ) – Root: נטע (nataʿ); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person singular; Translation: “Planted”; Notes: Active action by YHWH.
8. יְהוָ֔ה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the covenantal name of God.
9. כַּאֲרָזִ֖ים (kaʾarazim) – Root: ארז (ʾerez); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Like cedars”; Notes: Cedars symbolize strength and majesty.
10. עֲלֵי־מָֽיִם (ʿalei-mayim) – Root: מים (mayim); Form: Preposition + noun, masculine plural; Translation: “Beside the waters”; Notes: Indicates a location of abundance and life.