וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י

   ve-an-SHE

   and men of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י חֲמָ֖ת

   ve-an-SHE kha-MAT

   and men of Hamath
3. clause🔊 וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י חֲמָ֖ת עָשׂ֥וּ אֶת־אֲשִׁימָֽא׃

   ve-an-SHE kha-MAT a-SU et-a-shi-MA

   and men of Hamath made Ashima
4. sentence🔊 וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י בָבֶ֗ל עָשׂוּ֙ אֶת־סֻכּ֣וֹת בְּנ֔וֹת וְאַנְשֵׁי־כ֔וּת עָשׂ֖וּ אֶת־נֵֽרְגַ֑ל וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י חֲמָ֖ת עָשׂ֥וּ אֶת־אֲשִׁימָֽא׃

   ve-an-SHE ba-VEL a-SU et-su-KOT be-NOT ve-an-SHE-KUT a-SU et-ner-GAL ve-an-SHE kha-MAT a-SU et-a-shi-MA

   and men of Babylon made Succoth Benoth and men of Cuth made Nergal and men of Hamath made Ashima

Exegesis

Each clause begins with the construct phrase anshei {אַנְשֵׁי | ʾanšê} ‘men of’ plus a place name, which functions as the subject (“the men of Babylon,” “the men of Cuth,” “the men of Hamath”).

Root and etymology

consonants🔊 א־נ־שׁAleph–Nun–Shin

“mortal, man”