וָאֱהִ֗י כְּ֭אִישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־שֹׁמֵ֑עַ וְאֵ֥ין בְּ֝פִ֗יו תֹּוכָחֹֽות׃
And I became like a man who does not hear, and there are not in his mouth reproofs.
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וָאֱהִי | va-ʾehi | “and I became” | Qal wayyiqtol 1cs |
| 2 | כְאִישׁ | ke-ʾish | “like a man” | Prep כְ + N(ms) |
| 3 | אֲשֶׁר | ʾasher | “who” | Relative particle |
| 4 | לֹא | lo | “not” | Negative particle |
| 5 | שֹׁמֵעַ | shomeaʿ | “hearing” | Qal participle ms |
| 6 | וְאֵין | ve-ʾein | “and there is not” | Conj + Negative existential |
| 7 | בְּפִיו | be-fiv | “in his mouth” | Prep בְ + N(ms) + suff 3ms |
| 8 | תֹּוכָחֹות | tokhaḥot | “reproofs” | N(fp) |
Morphology
- וָאֱהִי (va-ʾehi) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Root Type: III-He; Binyan: Qal; Form: Conjunction וָ + wayyiqtol (narrative past) 1st person common singular; Translation: “and I became”; Notes: Transition of state.
- כְאִישׁ (ke-ʾish) – Root: אישׁ (ʾ-y-š); Root Type: I-Guttural (א); Form: Preposition כְ + noun masculine singular; Translation: “like a man”; Notes: Simile.
- אֲשֶׁר (ʾasher) – Root: —; Root Type: Particle (Strong); Form: Relative particle; Translation: “who”; Notes: Introduces clause.
- לֹא (lo) – Root: —; Root Type: Particle (Strong); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Negation.
- שֹׁמֵעַ (shomeaʿ) – Root: שׁמע (š-m-ʿ); Root Type: III-Guttural (ע); Binyan: Qal; Form: Participle masculine singular; Translation: “hearing”; Notes: Continuous sense.
- וְאֵין (ve-ʾein) – Root: אין; Root Type: Particle (Strong); Form: Conjunction וְ + negative existential particle; Translation: “and there is not”; Notes: Continues negation.
- בְּפִיו (be-fiv) – Root: פה (p-h); Root Type: III-He; Form: Preposition בְ + noun masculine singular + suffix 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “in his mouth”; Notes: Speech context.
- תֹּוכָחֹות (tokhaḥot) – Root: יכח (y-k-ḥ); Root Type: I-Yod; Form: Noun feminine plural; Translation: “reproofs”; Notes: Words of correction.