Numbers 25:14

וְשֵׁם֩ אִ֨ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל הַמֻּכֶּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֻכָּה֙ אֶת־הַמִּדְיָנִ֔ית זִמְרִ֖י בֶּן־סָל֑וּא נְשִׂ֥יא בֵֽית־אָ֖ב לַשִּׁמְעֹנִֽי׃

And the name of the man of Yisraʾel who was struck, who was struck with the Midyanite woman, was Zimri, son of Salu, a chief of a father’s house of the Shimʿoni.

 

Morphology

  1. וְשֵׁם֩ (veShem) – Root: שם (shem); Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular; Translation: “And the name”; Notes: Introduces the subject.
  2. אִ֨ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש (ish); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Man”; Notes: Refers to a specific individual.
  3. יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (Yisra’el) – Root: ישראל (Yisra’el); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Israel”; Notes: Refers to the Israelite man.
  4. הַמֻּכֶּ֗ה (ha-mukke) – Root: נכה (nakah); Form: Hufal participle masculine singular; Translation: “Who was struck”; Notes: Passive form.
  5. אֲשֶׁ֤ר (asher) – Root: אשר (asher); Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Introduces a relative clause.
  6. הֻכָּה֙ (hukah) – Root: נכה (nakah); Form: Hufal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “Was struck”; Notes: Indicates completed action in the passive.
  7. אֶת־הַמִּדְיָנִ֔ית (et-ha-Midyanit) – Root: מדין (Midyan); Form: Direct object marker + adjective feminine singular; Translation: “The Midianite [woman]”; Notes: Refers to her ethnicity.
  8. זִמְרִ֖י (Zimri) – Root: זמר (zamar); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Zimri”; Notes: The individual’s name.
  9. בֶּן־סָל֑וּא (ben-Salu) – Root: בן (ben), סלו (Salu); Form: Construct noun phrase; Translation: “Son of Salu”; Notes: Indicates lineage.
  10. נְשִׂ֥יא (nesi) – Root: נשא (nasa); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “A chief”; Notes: A leader or prince.
  11. בֵֽית־אָ֖ב (beit-av) – Root: בית (beit), אב (av); Form: Construct noun phrase; Translation: “Of a father’s house”; Notes: Refers to a family clan.
  12. לַשִּׁמְעֹנִֽי (la-Shimʿoni) – Root: שמע (shama); Form: Preposition + proper noun adjective; Translation: “Of the Shimʿoni”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Shimon.

 

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