| 6. Morphological Analysis ve’ish {וְאִ֨ישׁ | wə-’îš}: and a man (conjunction waw + noun common masculine singular absolute) • yisra’el {יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל | yiś-rā-’ēl}: Israel (proper noun masculine singular) • ra’u {רָאוּ֙ | rā-’û}: they saw (Qal perfect third person common plural) • ki {כִּ֣י | kî}: that; because (conjunction) • tsar-lo {צַר־ל֔וֹ | ṣar-lô}: distress to him (noun common masculine singular absolute + preposition lamed + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • ki {כִּ֥י | kî}: that; because (conjunction) • nigash {נִגַּ֖שׂ | nîg-gaś}: approached (Nifal perfect third person masculine singular) • ha’am {הָעָ֑ם | hā-’ām}: the people (definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute) • vayitchabbe’u {וַיִּֽתְחַבְּא֣וּ | wayyit-khab-be-’û}: and they hid themselves (consecutive waw + Hithpael imperfect third person masculine plural) • ha’am {הָעָ֗ם | hā-’ām}: the people (definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute) • ba-me’arot {בַּמְּעָר֤וֹת | ba-me-’ā-rōt}: in the caves (preposition + definite article + noun common feminine plural absolute) • u-va-chavakhim {וּבַֽחֲוָחִים֙ | u-va-ḥă-wā-ḥîm}: and in the thickets (conjunction waw + preposition + definite article + noun common masculine plural absolute) • u-va-sela’im {וּבַסְּלָעִ֔ים | u-va-sə-lā-’îm}: and in the rocks (conjunction waw + preposition + definite article + noun common masculine plural absolute) • u-va-tsrichim {וּבַצְּרִחִ֖ים | u-va-tsə-rî-ḥîm}: and in the crevices (conjunction waw + preposition + definite article + noun common masculine plural absolute) • u-va-borot {וּבַבֹּרֽוֹת | u-va-bō-rōt}: and in the pits (conjunction waw + preposition + definite article + noun common feminine plural absolute) |