יַכְרֵ֣ת יְ֭הוָה כָּל־שִׂפְתֵ֣י חֲלָקֹ֑ות לָ֝שֹׁ֗ון מְדַבֶּ֥רֶת גְּדֹלֹֽות׃
YHWH will cut off all lips of smoothness. A tongue speaking great things.
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | יַכְרֵת | yakhret | “he will cut off” | Hiphil imperfect 3ms |
| 2 | יְהוָה | YHWH | “YHWH” | Proper noun |
| 3 | כָּל | kol | “all” | N ms |
| 4 | שִׂפְתֵי | siftei | “lips of” | N fp construct |
| 5 | חֲלָקֹות | ḥalaqot | “smoothness” | N fp |
| 6 | לָשֹׁון | lashon | “tongue” | N fs |
| 7 | מְדַבֶּרֶת | medabberet | “speaking” | Piel participle fs |
| 8 | גְּדֹלֹות | gedolot | “great things” | Adj fp |
Morphology
- יַכְרֵת (yakhret) – Root: כרת (karat); Root Type: Strong; Binyan: Hiphil; Form: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he will cut off”; Notes: The Hiphil stem expresses causative action. YHWH is the subject who will bring about the removal or destruction of deceitful speech.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (hwh); Root Type: III-He; Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of the God of Yisraʾel and the subject of the verb.
- כָּל (kol) – Root: כלל (kl); Root Type: Strong; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “all”; Notes: Functions as a distributive term indicating totality.
- שִׂפְתֵי (siftei) – Root: שׂפה (safah); Root Type: III-He; Form: Noun feminine plural construct; Translation: “lips of”; Notes: Construct form linking with the following noun.
- חֲלָקֹות (ḥalaqot) – Root: חלק (ḥalaq); Root Type: I-Guttural; Form: Noun feminine plural; Translation: “smoothness”; Notes: Refers to flattering or deceptive speech.
- לָשֹׁון (lashon) – Root: לשׁן (lashon); Root Type: Strong; Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “tongue”; Notes: Metaphorically refers to speech.
- מְדַבֶּרֶת (medabberet) – Root: דבר (dabar); Root Type: Strong; Binyan: Piel; Form: Participle feminine singular; Translation: “speaking”; Notes: Agrees with לָשֹׁון and describes ongoing speech.
- גְּדֹלֹות (gedolot) – Root: גדל (gadal); Root Type: Strong; Form: Adjective feminine plural; Translation: “great things”; Notes: Often implies boastful or arrogant claims.