| 3. Morphological Analysis vayyiqrā’ {וַיִּקְרָ֣א | va·yyiq·rāʾ}: and he called (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ’Aḥ’av {אַחְאָב | ’aḥ-’āḇ}: Ahab (proper noun masculine singular) • ’el-’Ovadyāhu {אֶל־עֹבַדְיָ֖הוּ | ’el-‘ō·ḇa·dī·ā·hû}: to Obadiah (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • ’ăšer {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer}: who (relative pronoun masculine singular) • ‘al-habbāyit {עַל־הַבָּ֑יִת | ‘al·ha·bbā·yiṯ}: over the palace (preposition + noun with definite article) • wə-’Ovadyāhu {וְעֹבַדְיָ֗הוּ | wə-‘ō·ḇa·dī·ā·hû}: and Obadiah (conjunction + proper noun masculine singular) • hāyāh {הָיָ֥ה | hā·yāh}: was (Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • yārē’ {יָרֵ֛א | yā·rē′}: fearing (Qal active participle masculine singular) • ’et-Yehōwāh {אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה | ’et-ye·hō·wāh}: the LORD (direct object marker + divine name) • me’ōḏ {מְאֹֽד | me·’ō·ḏ}: greatly (adverb) |