| 18. Morphological Analysis vayehi {וַיְהִי | wayəhî}: and it came to pass (vav-consecutive + qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • kîrʾôt {כִּרְא֤וֹת | kîrʾôṯ}: when he saw (kaf preposition + qal infinitive construct with third person masculine singular suffix) • zîmrî {זִמְרִי֙ | zîmrî}: Zimri (proper noun • masculine singular) • kî-nîlqəḏâ {כִּֽי־נִלְכְּדָ֣ה | kî-nîlqəḏâ}: when it was captured (niphal perfect third person feminine singular) • hāʿîr {הָעִ֔יר | hāʿîr}: the city (definite article + noun • feminine singular) • wayyāḇōʾ {וַיָּבֹ֖א | wayyāḇōʾ}: and he went (vav-consecutive + qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ʾel-ʾarmon {אֶל־אַרְמ֣וֹן | ʾel-ʾarmon}: into the fortress (preposition + noun • masculine singular) • bêṯ-hammeleḵ {בֵּית־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | bêṯ-hammeleḵ}: the king’s palace (noun construct + definite article + noun) • wayyisrôp {וַיִּשְׂרֹ֨ף | wayyisrôp}: and he burned (vav-consecutive + qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ʿālāyw {עָלָ֧יו | ʿālāyw}: upon him (preposition + third person masculine singular suffix) • ʾet-bêṯ-meleḵ {אֶת־בֵּֽית־מֶ֛לֶךְ | ʾet-bêṯ-meleḵ}: the king’s palace (direct object marker + noun construct) • bāʾēš {בָּאֵ֖שׁ | bāʾēš}: with fire (preposition + noun) • wayyāmmōṯ {וַיָּמֹֽת | wayyāmmōṯ}: and he died (vav-consecutive + qal imperfect third person masculine singular) |