| 4. Morphological Analysis udevar-hammelekh {וּדְבַר־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ûḏəḇar-hammeleḵ}: and the word of the king (conjunction waw + noun • masculine singular construct + definite article + noun • masculine singular absolute) • khazaq {חָזַק | ḥāzaq}: was strong • prevailed (verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • al-yoav {עַל־יוֹאָב | ʿal-yōʾāḇ}: over Joab (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • wayyetze {וַיֵּצֵא | way-yēṣēʾ}: and he went out (conjunction waw consecutive + verb • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • yoav {יוֹאָב | yōʾāḇ}: Joab (proper noun • masculine singular) • wayyithalekh {וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ | way-yithallēḵ}: and he walked about (conjunction waw consecutive + verb • Hitpael imperfect • third person masculine singular) • bekhol-yisrael {בְּכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל | bəkhol-yisraʾēl}: in all Israel (preposition bə + noun • masculine singular construct + proper noun • masculine singular) • wayyavo {וַיָּבֹא | way-yāḇōʾ}: and he came (conjunction waw consecutive + verb • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם | yərûšālāyim}: Jerusalem (proper noun • feminine singular) |