| 25. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • Eliyahu {אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ | ʾĕlîyyāhû}: Elijah (proper noun • masculine singular) • li-nevi’ei {לִנְבִיאֵ֣י | li-nĕvîʾê}: to the prophets of (preposition + noun masculine plural construct) • ha-bāʿal {הַבַּ֗עַל | hab-baʿal}: the Baal (definite article + proper noun masculine singular) • ba-kha-rû {בַּחֲר֨וּ | ba-ḥa-rû}: choose (Qal imperative masculine plural) • lā-khem {לָכֶ֜ם | lā-khem}: for yourselves (preposition + second person masculine plural suffix) • hap-pār {הַפָּ֤ר | hap-pār}: the bull (definite article + noun masculine singular) • hā-ʾe-ḥaḏ {הָֽאֶחָד֙ | hā-ʾe-ḥaḏ}: the one (definite article + cardinal numeral masculine singular) • va-ʿă-sū {וַעֲשׂ֣וּ | wa-ʿă-sū}: and do (vav-consecutive + Qal imperative masculine plural) • riš-šō-nāh {רִאשֹׁנָ֔ה | riš-šōnāh}: first (adverb) • kî {כִּ֥י | kî}: because (conjunction) • attem {אַתֶּם | attem}: you (independent pronoun masculine plural) • hā-rabbîm {הָרַבִּ֑ים | hārabbîm}: the many (definite article + adjective masculine plural) • ve-qir-ʾū {וְקִרְאוּ֙ | we-qirʾū}: and call (vav-consecutive + Qal imperative masculine plural) • be-šēm {בְּשֵׁ֣ם | be-šēm}: in the name of (preposition + noun masculine singular construct) • ʾelōheichem {אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם | ʾĕlōhêkem}: your gods (noun masculine plural construct + second person masculine plural suffix) • ve-ʾēš {וְאֵ֖שׁ | we-ʾēš}: and fire (conjunction + noun feminine singular) • lōʾ {לֹא֠ | lōʾ}: not (negative particle) • tasīmu {תָשִׂימוּ׃ | tasīmu}: you shall put (Qal imperfect second person masculine plural) |