לִבְנֵ֣י בְרִיעָ֔ה לְחֶ֕בֶר מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶבְרִ֑י לְמַ֨לְכִּיאֵ֔ל מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַמַּלְכִּיאֵלִֽי׃
To the sons of Beriʿa: of Ḥever, the clan of the Ḥevri; of Malkiʾel, the clan of the Malkiʾeli.
Morphology
- לִבְנֵ֣י (livney) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Preposition לְ + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “To the sons of”; Notes: Indicates lineage or group.
- בְרִיעָ֔ה (Beriʿah) – Root: ברע (brʿ); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Beriʿah”; Notes: A descendant of Asher.
- לְחֶ֕בֶר (ləḥever) – Root: חבר (ḥbr); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “Of Ḥeber”; Notes: Refers to one of Beriʿah’s descendants.
- מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mišpaḥat) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: Indicates family lineage.
- הַֽחֶבְרִ֑י (haḥevri) – Root: חבר (ḥbr); Form: Definite article ה + proper noun; Translation: “The Ḥebrites”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Ḥeber.
- לְמַ֨לְכִּיאֵ֔ל (ləmalkiʾel) – Root: מלך (mlk) + אל (ʾel); Form: Preposition לְ + proper noun; Translation: “Of Malkiʾel”; Notes: Refers to another descendant of Beriʿah.
- מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mišpaḥat) – Root: משפחה (mišpaḥah); Form: Noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “The clan of”; Notes: As above.
- הַמַּלְכִּיאֵלִֽי׃ (hamalkiʾeli) – Root: מלך (mlk) + אל (ʾel); Form: Definite article ה + proper noun; Translation: “The Malkiʾelites”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Malkiʾel.