מִתְגֹּלֵ֥ל

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מִתְגֹּלֵ֥ל

   mit-go-LEL

   was rolling himself
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 מִתְגֹּלֵ֥ל בַּדָּ֖ם

   mit-go-LEL ba-DAM

   was rolling himself in the blood
3. clause🔊 וַעֲמָשָׂ֛א מִתְגֹּלֵ֥ל בַּדָּ֖ם בְּת֣וֹךְ הַֽמְסִּלָּ֑ה

   va-a-ma-SA mit-go-LEL ba-DAM be-TOKH ham-si-LA

   and Amasa was rolling himself in the blood in the midst of the highway
4. sentence🔊 וַעֲמָשָׂ֛א מִתְגֹּלֵ֥ל בַּדָּ֖ם בְּת֣וֹךְ הַֽמְסִּלָּ֑ה וַיַּ֨רְא הָאִ֜ישׁ כִּֽי־עָמַ֣ד כָּל־הָעָ֗ם וַיַּסֵּב֩ אֶת־עֲמָשָׂ֨א מִן־הַֽמְסִלָּ֤ה הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ עָלָיו֙ בֶּ֔גֶד כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר רָאָ֔ה כָּל־הַבָּ֥א עָלָ֖יו וְעָמָֽד׃

   va-a-ma-SA mit-go-LEL ba-DAM be-TOKH ham-si-LA va-yar-E ha-ISH ki-a-MAD kal-ha-AM va-ya-SEV et-a-ma-SA min-ham-si-LA ha-sa-DE va-yash-LEKH a-LAV BE-ged ka-a-SHER ra-A kal-ha-BA a-LAV ve-a-MAD

   and Amasa was rolling himself in the blood in the midst of the highway and he saw the man that stood still all the people and he turned aside from the highway to the field and he threw upon him a garment as he saw everyone coming upon him and stood still

Exegesis

The narrative employs the vav consecutive with va’amasa {וַעֲמָשָׂ֛א | vaʿă-mă-sāʾ} ‘and Amasa’ to introduce the scene, followed by the Hitpael participle mitgolel {מִתְגֹּלֵ֥ל | mit-gō-lēl} ‘wallowing’ to convey ongoing, reflexive action.