| 27. Morphological Analysis vaya’as {וַיַּ֨עַשׂ | wayya‘aś}: and he made (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third-person masculine singular) • hammelekh {הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | hamméleḵ}: the king (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • Rechav’am {רְחַבְעָם֙ | Reḥav‘ām}: Rehoboam (proper noun • masculine singular) • taḥtām {תַּחְתָּ֔ם | taḥtām}: in their place (preposition tachat + third-person masculine plural suffix) • māginnē {מָגִנֵּ֖י | māginnē}: shields of (noun • masculine plural construct) • neḥōšeṯ {נְחֹ֑שֶׁת | neḥōšeṯ}: bronze (noun • feminine singular absolute) • wə-hifqîḏ {וְהִפְקִ֗יד | wə-hifqîḏ}: and he entrusted (vav-consecutive Hiphil imperfect third-person masculine singular) • ʿal-yad {עַל־יַד֙ | ʿal-yad}: under the authority of (preposition + noun • masculine singular in construct) • sārê {שָׂרֵ֣י | sārê}: officers of (noun • masculine plural construct) • hārāṣîm {הָרָצִ֔ים | hārāṣîm}: the runners (definite article + participle • masculine plural) • haššōmrîm {הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים | haššōmrîm}: the guards (definite article + participle • masculine plural) • pēṭāḥ {פֶּ֖תַח | pēṭāḥ}: entrance (noun • masculine singular absolute) • bêt {בֵּ֥ית | bêt}: house of (noun • masculine singular construct) • hamméleḵ {הַמֶּֽלֶךְ | hamméleḵ}: the king (definite article + noun • masculine singular) |