| 11. Morphological Analysis vaya‘an {וַיַּ֤עַן | way·ya·ʿan}: and he answered (consecutive vav + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • melekh-yiš·ra·ʾēl {מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | me·lekh-yiš·ra·ʾēl}: king of Israel (noun masculine singular absolute in construct relationship) • vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer}: and he said (consecutive vav + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • dabberu {דַּבְּרוּ | dab·bĕ·rû}: speak (Piel imperative masculine plural) • al-yithallel {אַל־יִתְהַלֵּ֥ל | al-yit·hal·lēl}: let him not boast (negative particle + Hitpael imperfect third person masculine singular in jussive sense) • choger {חֹגֵ֖ר | ḥō·gēr}: one who girds on (Qal active participle masculine singular) • kimpateach {כִּמְפַתֵּֽחַ | ki·mĕ·pattē·aḥ}: like one who loosens/takes off (Kaf prefixed comparative + Piel participle masculine singular) |