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Barekhu:
Deconstruction
Track prefix attachment in לעולם and root behavior of ב-ר-כ.
Line-by-line breakdown · 5
- בָּרְכוּ ('bless!') is a plural imperative from the root ב-ר-כ — the same root as בְּרָכָה (blessing) and מְבֹרָךְ (blessed).
- הַמְבֹרָךְ ('the blessed one') is article הַ + a participle — a definite verbal adjective (Week 6 territory).
- אֶת ה' — the definite-object marker אֶת precedes the Divine Name (the object of 'bless').
- לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד ('forever and ever') = inseparable לְ + עוֹלָם, joined by the conjunction וָ to עֶד.
- Track ב-ר-כ across בָּרְכוּ / הַמְבֹרָךְ / בָּרוּךְ — one root, three binyan-shaped forms.