Numbers 3:30

וּנְשִׂ֥יא בֵֽית־אָ֖ב לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַקְּהָתִ֑י אֶלִיצָפָ֖ן בֶּן־עֻזִּיאֵֽל׃

And the leader of the house of of the father of the families of the Qehati was Elitsafan, son of ʿUzziel.

 

Morphology

  1. וּנְשִׂ֥יא (u-nesi) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Masculine singular noun with conjunction; Translation: “And the leader”; Notes: Refers to the appointed chief or prince of the family.
  2. בֵֽית־אָ֖ב (beit-av) – Root: בית (b-y-t) and אב (ʾ-v); Form: Masculine singular construct noun; Translation: “The father’s house”; Notes: Refers to the ancestral household.
  3. לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת (le-mishpeḥot) – Root: משפחה (m-sh-p-ḥ); Form: Feminine plural noun with preposition; Translation: “Of the families of”; Notes: Indicates the tribal subdivisions of Qehat.
  4. הַקְּהָתִ֑י (ha-Qehati) – Root: קהת (q-h-t); Form: Proper noun with definite article; Translation: “The Qehati”; Notes: Refers to the descendants of Qehat, son of Levi.
  5. אֶלִיצָפָ֖ן (Elitsafan) – Root: אל (ʾ-l) and צפן (ts-p-n); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Elitsafan”; Notes: The name of the leader of this family.
  6. בֶּן־עֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ (ben-Uzziel) – Root: בן (b-n) and עזיאל (ʿ-z-y-ʾ-l); Form: Construct noun with proper noun; Translation: “Son of Uzziel”; Notes: Indicates Elitsafan’s lineage.

 

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