בְּיֹום֙ שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣ר יֹ֔ום נָשִׂ֖יא לִבְנֵ֣י נַפְתָּלִ֑י אֲחִירַ֖ע בֶּן־עֵינָֽן׃
On the twelfth day, the leader of the sons of Naftali was Aḥiraʿ son of ʿEnan.
Morphology
- בְּיֹום֙ (b’yom) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “On the day”; Notes: Indicates a specific day.
- שְׁנֵ֣ים (sh’neim) – Root: שנים (sh-n-y-m); Form: Number masculine plural; Translation: “Two”; Notes: Part of the numeral construction for “twelve.”
- עָשָׂ֣ר (asar) – Root: עשר (ʿ-s-r); Form: Number masculine singular; Translation: “Ten”; Notes: Completes the numeral “twelve.”
- יֹ֔ום (yom) – Root: יום (y-w-m); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Day”; Notes: Refers to the specific calendar day.
- נָשִׂ֖יא (nasi) – Root: נשא (n-s-ʾ); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “Leader”; Notes: Denotes the tribal chief.
- לִבְנֵ֣י (liv’nei) – Root: בן (b-n); Form: Preposition + noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “Of the sons of”; Notes: Marks the tribal affiliation.
- נַפְתָּלִ֑י (Naftali) – Root: נפתלי (n-p-t-l-y); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Naphtali”; Notes: Name of a tribe of Israel.
- אֲחִירַ֖ע (Aḥiraʿ) – Root: אחר (ʾ-ḥ-r); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aḥiraʿ”; Notes: Name of the leader of the tribe of Naphtali.
- בֶּן־עֵינָֽן (ben-Enan) – Root: בן (b-n) + עין (ʿ-y-n); Form: Construct chain; Translation: “Son of Enan”; Notes: Identifies Aḥiraʿ’s father.