Numbers 26:19

בְּנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה עֵ֣ר וְאֹונָ֑ן וַיָּ֥מָת עֵ֛ר וְאֹונָ֖ן בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃

The sons of Yehuda: ʿEr and Onan. ʿEr and Onan died in the land of Kenaʿan.

 

Morphology

  1. בְּנֵ֥י (bəney) – Root: בן (ben); Form: noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Indicates lineage.
  2. יְהוּדָ֖ה (Yehudah) – Root: ידה (yadah); Form: proper noun; Translation: “Yehudah”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Judah.
  3. עֵ֣ר (ʿEr) – Root: ער (ʿar); Form: proper noun; Translation: “ʿEr”; Notes: Name of Yehudah’s first son.
  4. וְאֹונָ֑ן (veʾOnan) – Root: אונ (ʾon); Form: conjunction וְ + proper noun; Translation: “And Onan”; Notes: Name of Yehudah’s second son.
  5. וַיָּ֥מָת (vayyāmot) – Root: מות (mwt); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive; Translation: “And he died”; Notes: Refers to the death of ʿEr and Onan.
  6. עֵ֛ר (ʿEr) – Root: ער (ʿar); Form: proper noun; Translation: “ʿEr”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis on his death.
  7. וְאֹונָ֖ן (veʾOnan) – Root: אונ (ʾon); Form: conjunction וְ + proper noun; Translation: “And Onan”; Notes: Repetition for emphasis on his death.
  8. בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bəʾeretz) – Root: ארץ (ʾeretz); Form: noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “In the land of”; Notes: Refers to the specific location.
  9. כְּנָֽעַן׃ (Kenaʿan) – Root: כנע (kanaʿ); Form: proper noun; Translation: “Kenaʿan”; Notes: Refers to the region where they died.

 

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