| 2. Morphological Analysis vayishlach {וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח | wayyiš-lāḥ}: and he sent (prefixed vav consecutive + verb Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • mal'akhim {מַלְאָכִ֛ים | mal-’ā-ḵim}: messengers (noun • masculine plural absolute) • el {אֶל־ | ʾel}: to (preposition) • ’akhav {אַחְאָ֥ב | ʼaḥāḇ}: Ahab (proper noun • masculine singular) • melekh-Yisrael {מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | me-leḵ Yi-srā-ʼēl}: king of Israel (construct chain; noun in construct with genitive • masculine singular) • ha’irah {הָעִֽירָה׃ | hā-ʼī-rāh}: to the city (noun • feminine singular absolute with prefixed definite article and directive he-suffix marking movement) |