| 8. Morphological Analysis vayishkav {וַיִּשְׁכַּב | wayyišḵav}: and he lay down (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • aviyam {אֲבִיָּם | ’ă-bîy-yām}: Abijam (proper noun • masculine singular) • im-avotav {עִם־אֲבֹתָיו | ʿim-’ă-bôṯāw}: with his fathers (preposition + noun construct + third person masculine plural pronominal suffix) • vayikberu {וַיִּקְבְּרוּ | wayyiqberû}: and they buried (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine plural) • oto {אֹתוֹ | ’ôtô}: him (direct object marker + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • be-ir {בְּעִ֣יר | bə-ʿîr}: in the city (preposition + noun • feminine singular) • david {דָּוִד | Dāwîḏ}: David (proper noun • masculine singular) • vayimlokh {וַיִּמְלֹ֛וךְ | wayyimloḵ}: and he reigned (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • asa {אָסָא | Āsâ}: Asa (proper noun • masculine singular) • beno {בְּנוֹ | bə-nô}: his son (noun construct + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • takhtav {תַּחְתָּיו | ṭaḥtāv}: in his place (preposition + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) |