כִּ֤י מִ֣י אֱ֭לֹוהַּ מִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וּמִ֥י צ֝֗וּר זוּלָתִ֥י אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
For who is God besides YHWH? And who is a rock except our God?
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּי | ki | “for” | Conjunction |
| 2 | מִי | mi | “who” | Interrogative pronoun |
| 3 | אֱלֹוהַּ | ʾeloah | “God” | Noun ms |
| 4 | מִבַּלְעֲדֵי | mibalʿadei | “besides / apart from” | Prep מ + particle |
| 5 | יְהוָה | YHWH | “YHWH” | Proper divine name |
| 6 | וּמִי | umi | “and who” | Conj ו + interrogative pronoun |
| 7 | צוּר | tsur | “rock” | Noun ms |
| 8 | זוּלָתִי | zulati | “except / besides” | Particle |
| 9 | אֱלֹהֵינוּ | ʾeloheinu | “our God” | Noun mp form + suffix 1cp |
Morphology
- כִּי (ki) — Root: —; Root Type: Particle; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces a rhetorical explanation emphasizing exclusivity.
- מִי (mi) — Root: —; Root Type: Interrogative; Form: Interrogative pronoun; Translation: “who”; Notes: Opens a rhetorical question expecting the answer “no one.”
- אֱלֹוהַּ (ʾeloah) — Root: אלה (ʾelah); Root Type: III-He; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “God”; Notes: A poetic singular form for God.
- מִבַּלְעֲדֵי (mibalʿadei) — Root: בלע (balaʿ); Root Type: Strong; Form: Preposition מִן + particle בַּלְעֲדֵי; Translation: “besides / apart from”; Notes: Expresses exclusion.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) — Root: הוה (havah); Root Type: III-He; Form: Proper divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenant name of the God of Yisraʾel.
- וּמִי (umi) — Root: —; Root Type: Interrogative; Form: Conjunction ו + interrogative pronoun; Translation: “and who”; Notes: Introduces a parallel rhetorical question.
- צוּר (tsur) — Root: צור (tsur); Root Type: Hollow; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “rock”; Notes: A metaphor for strength, stability, and protection.
- זוּלָתִי (zulati) — Root: זול (zul); Root Type: Strong; Form: Particle; Translation: “except / besides”; Notes: Another exclusion term reinforcing the uniqueness of God.
- אֱלֹהֵינוּ (ʾeloheinu) — Root: אלה (ʾelah); Root Type: III-He; Form: Noun masculine plural form used singularly + suffix 1st person common plural; Translation: “our God”; Notes: Expresses the covenant relationship between God and Yisraʾel.