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The Holy Portion: Nominal Clauses and Functional Syntax in Ezekiel 45:4
קֹ֣דֶשׁ מִן־הָאָ֜רֶץ ה֗וּא לַכֹּ֨הֲנִ֜ים מְשָׁרְתֵ֤י הַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ יִֽהְיֶ֔ה הַקְּרֵבִ֖ים לְשָׁרֵ֣ת אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְהָיָ֨ה לָהֶ֤ם מָקֹום֙ לְבָ֣תִּ֔ים וּמִקְדָּ֖שׁ לַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃
(Ezekiel 45:4)
It is a holy portion from the land; it shall belong to the priests, the ministers of the sanctuary, who draw near to serve YHWH. And it shall be for them a place for houses and a sanctuary for the sanctuary.
Fronted Predicate: קֹ֣דֶשׁ מִן־הָאָרֶץ הוּא
The phrase קֹ֣דֶשׁ מִן־הָאָרֶץ הוּא (“It is a holy [portion] from the land”) is a nominal clause with a fronted predicate for emphasis.… Learn Hebrew
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