מְלֵאָ֣ה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 מְלֵאָ֣ה

   me-le-A

   full
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 מְלֵאָ֣ה עֲדָשִׁ֔ים

   me-le-A a-da-SHIM

   full lentils
3. clause🔊 וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים לַחַיָּ֗ה וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֞ם חֶלְקַ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ מְלֵאָ֣ה עֲדָשִׁ֔ים וְהָעָ֥ם נָ֖ מִפְּנֵ֥י פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

   va-ye-as-FU pe-lish-TIM la-kha-YA va-te-HI-SHAM khel-KAT ha-sa-DE me-le-A a-da-SHIM ve-ha-AM NAS mi-pe-NE pe-lish-TIM

   and they were gathered Philistines to Lehi and there was there a portion of the field full lentils and the people fled from before Philistines
4. sentence🔊 וְאַחֲרָ֛יו שַׁמָּ֥א בֶן־אָגֵ֖א הָרָרִ֑י וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים לַחַיָּ֗ה וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֞ם חֶלְקַ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ מְלֵאָ֣ה עֲדָשִׁ֔ים וְהָעָ֥ם נָ֖ מִפְּנֵ֥י פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

   ve-a-kha-ra-V sha-MA ven-o-GE ha-ra-RI va-ye-as-FU pe-lish-TIM la-kha-YA va-te-HI-SHAM khel-KAT ha-sa-DE me-le-A a-da-SHIM ve-ha-AM NAS mi-pe-NE pe-lish-TIM

   and after him Shammah son of Agee the Hararite and they were gathered Philistines to Lehi and there was there a portion of the field full lentils and the people fled from before Philistines

Exegesis

The Qal imperfect va-tehi-sham {וַתְּהִי־שָׁם | wat-tehî-šām} ‘and there was’ sets the scene for the noun phrase chelqat ha-sadeh mele’ah adashim {חֶלְקַת הַשָּׂדֶה מְלֵאָה עֲדָשִׁים | ḥelqat ha-sā-ḏeh me-lêʾāh ʿăḏāšîm} ‘a plot of field full of lentils,’ where the construct chelqat ha-sadeh links ‘plot’ to ‘field,’ and mele’ah adashim qualifies the abundance.