בַּיֹּום֙ הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י נָשִׂ֖יא לִבְנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה גַּמְלִיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־פְּדָה־צֽוּר׃
On the eighth day, the leader for the descendants of Menashe was Gamliel son of Peda-Tsur.
Morphology
- בַּיֹּום֙ (bayyom) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Noun masculine singular with definite article and preposition; Translation: “On the day”; Notes: Indicates a specific day in the sequence.
- הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י (hash-shemini) – Root: שמנה (sh-m-n-h); Form: Ordinal number masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “The eighth”; Notes: Refers to the eighth day in the order of offerings.
- נָשִׂ֖יא (nasi) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Leader”; Notes: Title for the tribal representative.
- לִבְנֵ֣י (livnei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “For the descendants of”; Notes: Indicates tribal affiliation.
- מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה (Menasheh) – Root: נשה (n-sh-h); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Menasheh”; Notes: Name of the tribe, derived from a son of Yosef.
- גַּמְלִיאֵ֖ל (Gamliel) – Root: גמל (g-m-l), אל (ʾ-l); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Gamliel”; Notes: Name meaning “God is my reward.”
- בֶּן־פְּדָה־צֽוּר׃ (ben-Pedah-Tsur) – Root: בן (b-n), פדה (p-d-h), צור (ts-ʾ-r); Form: Noun construct chain; Translation: “Son of Pedah-Tsur”; Notes: Indicates lineage, with Pedah-Tsur meaning “The Rock has redeemed.”