Zechariah 6:8

וַיַּזְעֵ֣ק אֹתִ֔י וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר רְאֵ֗ה הַיֹּֽוצְאִים֙ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ צָפֹ֔ון הֵנִ֥יחוּ אֶת־רוּחִ֖י בְּאֶ֥רֶץ צָפֹֽון׃ ס

And he cried out to me and spoke to me, saying, “See, those who are going out to the land of the north have given rest to my spirit in the land of the north.”

Morphology

1. וַיַּזְעֵק (va-yazʿeq) – Root: זעק (zaʿaq); Form: Conjunction וַ + Hifil wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he cried out”; Notes: Hifil indicates causing a loud call toward the prophet.
2. אֹתִי (oti) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object marker + suffix 1st person singular; Translation: “me”; Notes: Marks the prophet as the object of the cry.
3. וַיְדַבֵּר (va-yedabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Conjunction וַ + Piel wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he spoke”; Notes: Piel expresses emphatic or formal speech.
4. אֵלַי (elai) – Root: אל (ʾel); Form: Preposition אֶל + suffix 1st person singular; Translation: “to me”; Notes: Identifies the one addressed.
5. לֵאמֹר (lemor) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Preposition לְ + infinitive; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
6. רְאֵה (reʾeh) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal imperative masculine singular; Translation: “See”; Notes: Command to observe and understand.
7. הַיֹּוצְאִים (ha-yotzeʾim) – Root: יצא (yatsaʾ); Form: Definite Qal participle masculine plural; Translation: “those who are going out”; Notes: Present ongoing movement.
8. אֶל (el) – Root: אל (ʾel); Form: Preposition; Translation: “to”; Notes: Introduces destination.
9. אֶרֶץ (erets) – Root: ארץ (ʾaretz); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “land”; Notes: Geographic term.
10. צָפֹון (tzafon) – Root: צפון (tzafon); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “north”; Notes: Specifies the region in view.
11. הֵנִיחוּ (heniḥu) – Root: נוח (nu­aḥ); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “have given rest”; Notes: Hifil expresses causation—bringing relief or rest.
12. אֶת (et) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Direct object marker; Translation: —; Notes: Marks the following noun as the object.
13. רוּחִי (ruḥi) – Root: רוח (ruaḥ); Form: Noun feminine singular + suffix 1st person singular; Translation: “my spirit”; Notes: Expresses the speaker’s inner disposition or divine activity.
14. בְּאֶרֶץ (be-erets) – Root: ארץ (ʾaretz); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular; Translation: “in a land”; Notes: The land in which the rest is realized.
15. צָפֹון (tzafon) – Root: צפון (tzafon); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “north”; Notes: Final reference emphasizing the region.