| 7. Morphological Analysis vayecharef {וַיְחָרֵף | way·yĕ·chā·rēf}: and he taunted (vav-consecutive Piel imperfect third person masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct-object marker (particle) • yisraʾel {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yiś-rā-’ēl}: Israel (proper noun • masculine singular) • vayakkehu {וַיַּכֵּהוּ | way·yaḵ·kê·hû}: and he struck him (vav-consecutive Hiphil imperfect third person masculine singular with third person masculine singular suffix) • yehonatan {יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן | ye·hō·nā·ṯān}: Jonathan (proper noun • masculine singular) • ben-shimea {בֶּן־שִׁמְעָ֖א | ben·shim·‘ā}: son of Shimea (construct noun • masculine singular + proper noun • masculine singular) • achi {אֲחִ֥י | ’a·ḥî}: brother of (construct noun • masculine singular with third person masculine singular suffix) • david {דָוִֽיד | dā·wî·ḏ}: David (proper noun • masculine singular) |