בְּנֵ֣י זְבוּלֻן֮ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ לְסֶ֗רֶד מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ הַסַּרְדִּ֔י לְאֵלֹ֕ון מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָאֵלֹנִ֑י לְיַ֨חְלְאֵ֔ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַיַּחְלְאֵלִֽי׃
The sons of Zevulun, according to their clans: of Sered, the clan of the Sardi; of Elon, the clan of the Eloni; of Yaḥleʾel, the clan of the Yaḥleʾeli.
Morphology
- בְּנֵ֣י (bəney) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “Sons of”; Notes: Indicates lineage or descent.
- זְבוּלֻן֮ (Zəvulun) – Root: זבל (zbl); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Zevulun”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Zevulun.
- לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם֒ (ləmišpəḥotam) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Preposition לְ + noun feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “According to their clans”; Notes: Describes familial divisions.
- לְסֶ֗רֶד (ləsered) – Root: סרד (srd); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “Of Sered”; Notes: Refers to a specific clan.
- מִשְׁפַּ֨חַת֙ (mišpaḥat) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: Indicates a subgroup within the tribe.
- הַסַּרְדִּ֔י (hassarḏi) – Root: סרד (srd); Form: Definite article + noun masculine singular; Translation: “The Sardi”; Notes: Clan name derived from Sered.
- לְאֵלֹ֕ון (ləʾelon) – Root: איל (ʾel); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “Of Elon”; Notes: Refers to another clan.
- מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mišpaḥat) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: Repeated for emphasis.
- הָאֵלֹנִ֑י (haʾeloni) – Root: איל (ʾel); Form: Definite article + noun masculine singular; Translation: “The Eloni”; Notes: Clan name derived from Elon.
- לְיַ֨חְלְאֵ֔ל (ləyaḥleʾel) – Root: חלל (ḥll); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “Of Yachleʾel”; Notes: Refers to another family group.
- מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mišpaḥat) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: Repeated again for clarity.
- הַיַּחְלְאֵלִֽי׃ (hayyaḥleʾeli) – Root: חלל (ḥll); Form: Definite article + noun masculine singular; Translation: “The Yachleʾeli”; Notes: Clan name derived from Yachleʾel.