אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי אָדָ֗ם לֹ֤א יַחְשֹׁ֬ב יְהוָ֣ה לֹ֣ו עָוֹ֑ן וְאֵ֖ין בְּרוּחֹ֣ו רְמִיָּה׃
Blessed is the man to whom YHWH does not reckon iniquity, and in his spirit there is no deceit.
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אַשְׁרֵי | ʾashrei | “blessed is” | Interjection + construct |
| 2 | אָדָם | ʾadam | “man” | N(ms) |
| 3 | לֹא | lo | “not” | Negative particle |
| 4 | יַחְשֹׁב | yaḥshov | “He reckons” | Qal imperfect 3ms |
| 5 | יְהוָה | YHWH | “YHWH” | Proper N |
| 6 | לֹו | lo | “to him” | Prep לְ + suffix 3ms |
| 7 | עָוֹן | ʿavon | “iniquity” | N(ms) |
| 8 | וְאֵין | ve-ʾein | “and there is not” | Conj וְ + negative existential |
| 9 | בְּרוּחוֹ | be-ruḥo | “in his spirit” | Prep בְּ + N(fs) + suffix 3ms |
| 10 | רְמִיָּה | remiyyah | “deceit” | N(fs) |
Morphology
- אַשְׁרֵי (ʾashrei) – Root: אשר (ʾ-š-r); Root Type: I-Aleph; Form: Interjection in construct form; Translation: “blessed is”; Notes: Introduces beatitude.
- אָדָם (ʾadam) – Root: אדם (ʾ-d-m); Root Type: I-Aleph; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “man”; Notes: Refers to an individual person.
- לֹא (lo) – Root: —; Root Type: Particle; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negates the verb.
- יַחְשֹׁב (yaḥshov) – Root: חשב (ḥ-š-b); Root Type: Strong; Binyan: Qal; Form: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He reckons”; Notes: Refers to accounting or imputing guilt.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: —; Root Type: Proper Name (Divine); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Subject of the verb.
- לֹו (lo) – Root: —; Root Type: Preposition; Form: Preposition לְ + suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “to him”; Notes: Indicates recipient.
- עָוֹן (ʿavon) – Root: עון (ʿ-w-n); Root Type: Hollow (II-Waw); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “iniquity”; Notes: Moral guilt or wrongdoing.
- וְאֵין (ve-ʾein) – Root: —; Root Type: Particle; Form: Conjunction וְ + negative existential particle; Translation: “and there is not”; Notes: Introduces second clause.
- בְּרוּחוֹ (be-ruḥo) – Root: רוח (r-w-ḥ); Root Type: Hollow (II-Waw); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular + suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “in his spirit”; Notes: Inner disposition.
- רְמִיָּה (remiyyah) – Root: רמה (r-m-h); Root Type: III-He; Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “deceit”; Notes: Absence of deception characterizes the blessed man.