וְיָאִ֤יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה֙ הָלַ֔ךְ וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד אֶת־חַוֹּתֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶתְהֶ֖ן חַוֹּ֥ת יָאִֽיר׃
And Yaʾir, son of Menashe, went and captured their villages, and he called them Havvoth-Yaʾir.
Morphology
- וְיָאִ֤יר (ve-Ya’ir) – Root: יאר (yʾr); Form: Conjunction with proper noun; Translation: “And Ya’ir”; Notes: Refers to a descendant of Menasheh.
- בֶּן־ (ben) – Root: בן (bn); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “son of”; Notes: Indicates lineage.
- מְנַשֶּׁה֙ (Menasheh) – Root: מנשה (mnsh); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Menasheh”; Notes: Refers to the tribe of Menasheh.
- הָלַ֔ךְ (halakh) – Root: הלך (hlk); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “went”; Notes: Indicates movement or action of going.
- וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד (vayilkod) – Root: לכד (lkd); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “and captured”; Notes: Refers to taking possession.
- אֶת־ (et) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: “the”; Notes: Marks the following noun as the object.
- חַוֹּתֵיהֶ֑ם (ḥavvothehem) – Root: חוה (ḥwh); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “their villages”; Notes: Refers to small settlements or hamlets.
- וַיִּקְרָ֥א (vayyiqra) – Root: קרא (qrʾ); Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with vav consecutive; Translation: “and he called”; Notes: Indicates naming or proclaiming.
- אֶתְהֶ֖ן (et-hen) – Root: את (ʾt); Form: Direct object marker with 3rd person feminine plural suffix; Translation: “them”; Notes: Refers to the villages.
- חַוֹּ֥ת (ḥavvoth) – Root: חוה (ḥwh); Form: Noun, feminine plural construct; Translation: “villages of”; Notes: Describes the nature of the settlements.
- יָאִֽיר (Ya’ir) – Root: יאר (yʾr); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Ya’ir”; Notes: Indicates ownership or naming after Ya’ir.