| 4. Morphological Analysis vayikach {וַיִּקַּח | wayyiqquḥ}: and he took (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • Chanun {חָנוּן | ḥānûn}: Hanun (proper noun • masculine singular • king of Ammon) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: definite direct object marker • avdei {עַבְדֵי | ʿavdê}: servants of (noun masculine plural construct with third person singular suffix) • David {דָוִיד | dāwîḏ}: David (proper noun • masculine singular • king of Israel) • vayegalchem {וַיְגַלְּחֵם | wayyigallêḥēm}: and he shaved them (vav-consecutive Piel imperfect third person masculine singular with third person masculine plural suffix) • vayikrot {וַיִּכְרֹת | wayyiqrôt}: and he cut off (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: definite direct object marker • madveihem {מַדְוֵיהֶם | maḏwêhēm}: their garments (noun masculine plural with third person plural suffix) • bakhetsi {בַּחֵצִי | baḥêṣî}: in the middle (preposition + noun masculine singular absolute) • ad {עַד־ | ʿad}: up to (preposition) • hamifsa’a {הַמִּפְשָׂעָה | hammipsā‘â}: the buttocks (noun feminine singular absolute with definite article) • vayeshalchem {וַיְשַׁלְּחֵם | wayyishallēḥēm}: and he sent them away (vav-consecutive Piel imperfect third person masculine singular with third person masculine plural suffix) |