| 4. Morphological Analysis vayehi {וַיְהִי֩ | wayhî}: and it happened (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • kishmoa {כִשְׁמֹעַ | kišmôa}: as • when hearing (preposition ke + Qal infinitive construct • masculine singular) • hamelech {הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | hamméleḵ}: the king (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • et {אֵת־ | ʾet}: direct-object marker • devar {דְּבַר | deḇar}: word (noun • masculine singular construct) • ishha-elohim {אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים | ʾîš-hā-ʾĕlōhîm}: man of God (noun • masculine singular construct + noun • masculine plural with singular meaning) • asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer}: who • which (relative particle) • kara {קָרָא | qārāʾ}: he cried out (Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • al {עַל | ʿal}: upon • against (preposition) • hamizbeach {הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ | hammizbēaḥ}: the altar (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • beveit-el {בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֔ל | bə-bēṯ-ʾĒl}: at Bethel (preposition be + noun in construct • masculine singular + proper noun) • vayishlach {וַיִּשְׁלַח | wayyišlāḥ}: and he stretched out (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • yarovam {יָרָבְעָ֧ם | yarāḇʿām}: Jeroboam (proper noun) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct-object marker • yado {יָדוֹ | yādô}: his hand (noun • masculine singular + third person masculine singular suffix) • meal {מֵעַ֥ל | mēʿal}: from upon (preposition me + al) • hamizbeach {הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ | hammizbēaḥ}: the altar (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • leemor {לֵאמֹ֣ר | lēʾmōr}: saying (preposition le + Qal infinitive construct • masculine singular) • tifsehu {תִּפְשֻׂ֑הוּ | tipšûhū}: seize him (Qal imperative • second person masculine plural + third person masculine singular suffix) • vatibash {וַתִּיבַשׁ | wattiḇašš}: and it dried up (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person feminine singular) • yado {יָדוֹ | yādô}: his hand (noun • masculine singular + third person masculine singular suffix) • asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer}: which (relative particle) • shalach {שָׁלַח | šālāḥ}: he stretched out (Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • alav {עָלָיו | ʿālāw}: against him (preposition + third person masculine singular suffix) • velo {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ}: and not (conjunction + negation) • yachol {יָכֹל | yākōl}: he was able (Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • lahashivah {לַהֲשִׁיבָהּ | lahašīwāh}: to return it (preposition le + Hiphil infinitive construct • feminine singular + third person feminine singular suffix) • elav {אֵלָיו | ʾēlāw}: to him (preposition + third person masculine singular suffix) |