וְאֵ֛לֶּה שְׁמֹ֥ות בְּֽנֵי־אַהֲרֹ֖ן הַבְּכֹ֣ור נָדָ֑ב וַאֲבִיה֕וּא אֶלְעָזָ֖ר וְאִיתָמָֽר׃
And these are the names of the sons of Aharon: the firstborn, Nadav; and Avihu, Elʿazar, and Itamar.
Morphology
- וְאֵ֛לֶּה (ve-elleh) – Root: אלה (ʾ-l-h); Form: Conjunction with demonstrative pronoun; Translation: “And these”; Notes: Introduces a list or enumeration.
- שְׁמֹ֥ות (shemot) – Root: שם (sh-m); Form: Masculine plural noun; Translation: “Names”; Notes: Refers to the identification of Aharon’s sons.
- בְּֽנֵי־ (bnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Masculine plural construct noun; Translation: “The sons of”; Notes: Refers to the offspring of Aharon.
- אַהֲרֹ֖ן (Aharon) – Root: אהרון (ʾ-h-r-n); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aharon”; Notes: Refers to the high priest.
- הַבְּכֹ֣ור (ha-bekhor) – Root: בכר (b-k-r); Form: Masculine singular noun with definite article; Translation: “The firstborn”; Notes: Refers specifically to Nadav as the eldest son.
- נָדָ֑ב (Nadav) – Root: נדב (n-d-b); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Nadav”; Notes: Name of Aharon’s firstborn son.
- וַאֲבִיה֕וּא (va-Avihu) – Root: אבי (ʾ-b-y) + הוא (h-w); Form: Proper noun with conjunction; Translation: “And Avihu”; Notes: Name of Aharon’s second son.
- אֶלְעָזָ֖ר (Elʿazar) – Root: אל (ʾ-l) + עזר (ʿ-z-r); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Elʿazar”; Notes: Name of Aharon’s third son.
- וְאִיתָמָֽר׃ (ve-Itamar) – Root: איתי (ʾ-y-t-y) + מר (m-r); Form: Proper noun with conjunction; Translation: “And Itamar”; Notes: Name of Aharon’s fourth son.