וְנִחַ֥ת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וְנִחַ֥ת

   ve-ni-KHAT

   and is bent or and has been bent
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְנִחַ֥ת קֶֽשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁ֖ה

   ve-ni-KHAT KE-shet-ne-KHU-sha

   and is bent or and has been bent a bow of bronze
3. clause🔊 וְנִחַ֥ת קֶֽשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁ֖ה זְרֹעֹתָֽי׃

   ve-ni-KHAT KE-shet-ne-KHU-sha ze-ro-O-tai

   and is bent or and has been bent a bow of bronze my arms
4. sentence🔊 מְלַמֵּ֥ד יָדַ֖י לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְנִחַ֥ת קֶֽשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁ֖ה זְרֹעֹתָֽי׃

   me-lam-MED YA-dai lam-mil-kha-MA ve-ni-KHAT KE-shet-ne-KHU-sha ze-ro-O-tai

   training or teaching my hands for the battle or for war and is bent or and has been bent a bow of bronze my arms

Exegesis

A vav-conjunction introduces a result clause marked by the Niphal perfect wenichat {וְנִחַת | wə-ni-ḥaṯ} ‘is bent’, in which the construct keshet-nechushah {קֶשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁה | ke-śeṯ-nə-ḥū-šāh} ‘bow of bronze’ receives the action, and the pronominal suffix in zerootai {זְרֹעֹתָי | zə-rō-ʿō-ṯāy} ‘my arms’ functions as the agent. This structure creates a causal relationship: divine instruction leads to martial capability. In the formal translation, the Niphal perfect is rendered in passive voice, preserving the Hebrew impersonal aspect, whereas in the dynamic translation it appears as a potential ability in active voice to reflect the resulting strength.