| 40. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | vay-yo-ʾmer}: and he said (vav consecutive Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • Eliyahu {אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ | ʾē-lî-yā-hû}: Elijah (proper noun • masculine singular) • lahem {לָהֶ֜ם | lā-hem}: to them (preposition + third person masculine plural suffix) • tifseu {תִּפְשׂ֣וּ | tîp̄-sə-ʼū}: seize (Qal imperative • second person masculine plural) • et-nevi’ei {אֶת־נְבִיאֵ֣י | ʾet-nə-vî-ʼê}: direct-object marker + prophets-of (particle + noun • masculine plural construct) • ha-baal {הַבַּ֗עַל | ha-bā-ʻal}: the-Baal (definite article + proper noun • masculine singular) • ish {אִ֛ישׁ | ʼîš}: man (noun • masculine singular) • al-yimmalet {אַל־יִמָּלֵ֥ט | ʼal-yimmā-lê-ṭ}: let-not-him-escape (negative particle + Niph‘al imperfect jussive • third person masculine singular) • mehem {מֵהֶ֖ם | mē-hem}: from them (preposition + third person masculine plural suffix) • vayitpesum {וַיִּתְפְּשׂ֑וּם | va-yit-p̄ə-śūm}: and they seized them (vav consecutive Qal imperfect • third person masculine plural with suffix) • vayoridem {וַיּוֹרִדֵ֤ם | va-yō-rî-dēm}: and he brought them down (vav consecutive Hiphil imperfect • third person masculine singular with suffix) • Eliyahu {אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ | ʾē-lî-yā-hû}: Elijah (proper noun • masculine singular) • el-nachal {אֶל־נַ֣חַל | ʾel-na-ḥāl}: to-brook (preposition + noun • masculine singular absolute) • Kishon {קִישׁ֔וֹן | qî-šôn}: Kishon (proper noun • masculine singular) • vayishchatem {וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖ם | va-yish-ḥā-ṭēm}: and he slaughtered them (vav consecutive Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular with suffix) • sham {שָֽׁם | šām}: there (adverb) |