| 29. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִי | way-hî}: and it happened (verb • Vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • aron {אֲרוֹן | ʾǎ-rōn}: ark (noun • masculine singular absolute) • berit {בְּרִית | bə-rît}: covenant (noun • feminine singular construct) • Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}: LORD (proper noun • divine personal name) • ba {בָּא | bāʾ}: came (verb • Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • ad {עַד | ʿad}: until (preposition) • ir {עִיר | ʿîr}: city (noun • feminine singular absolute) • David {דָּוִיד | Dāwîḏ}: David (proper noun • masculine singular) • u-mikhal {וּמִיכַל | wə-miḵāl}: and Michal (conjunction vav + proper noun • feminine singular) • bat {בַּת | baṯ}: daughter (noun • feminine singular construct) • shaul {שָׁאוּל | šāʾûl}: Saul (proper noun • masculine singular) • nishkefah {נִשְׁקְפָה | niškə-p̄āh}: looked out (verb • Niphal perfect third person feminine singular) • be-ad {בְּעַד | bə-ʿad}: through (preposition) • ha-chalon {הַחַלּוֹן | ha-ḥālôn}: the window (noun • masculine singular absolute with definite article) • va-tereh {וַתֵּרֶא | wə-ttē-rāʾ}: and she saw (verb • Vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person feminine singular) • et {אֶת | ʾet}: object marker (particle) • ha-melekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-mmeleḵ}: the king (noun • masculine singular absolute with definite article) • David {דָּוִיד | Dāwîḏ}: David (proper noun • masculine singular) • meraked {מְרַקֵּד | me-raqqēḏ}: dancing (verb • Piel participle masculine singular) • u-mesachek {וּמְשַׂחֵק | wə-mə-šaḥēq}: and celebrating (conjunction vav + Piel participle masculine singular) • va-tivez {וַתִּבֶז | wə-tti-bez}: and she despised (verb • Vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person feminine singular) • lo {לוֹ | lōʾ}: to him (preposition + third person masculine singular suffix) • be-libbah {בְּלִבָּהּ | bə-lîbbāh}: in her heart (preposition + noun • feminine singular absolute with third person feminine singular suffix) |