| 12. Morphological Analysis veAvshai {וְאַבְשַׁ֣י | wə-ʾaḇšay}: and (conjunction vav + proper noun • masculine singular) • ben-Tseruyah {בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֗ה | bēn-ṣərûyāh}: son of Zeruiah (noun • masculine singular construct + proper noun • feminine singular) • hikkah {הִכָּ֤ה | hiqqāh}: he struck down (verb • Hiphil stem • perfect • third person masculine singular) • et-Edom {אֶת־אֱדוֹם֙ | ʾeṯ-ʾĕḏôm}: (direct object marker + Edom) (particle + proper noun • masculine singular) • begei {בְּגֵ֣יא | bə-gê}: in the valley (preposition bə + noun • masculine singular absolute) • hammelach {הַמֶּ֔לַח | ham-mélaḥ}: the salt (definite article + noun • masculine singular absolute) • shemonah {שְׁמוֹנָ֥ה | šəmōnāh}: eight (cardinal number • masculine singular) • asar {עָשָׂ֖ר | ʿāśār}: ten (cardinal number • masculine singular) • alef {אָֽלֶף׃ | ʾālep̄}: thousand (number word • masculine singular absolute) |