| 17. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | va-yō-mer}: and he said (vav consecutive qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • šə-mû-ʾēl {שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל | šə-mû-ʾēl}: Samuel (proper noun masculine singular) • halo {הֲל֗וֹא | ha-lō}: is it not? (interrogative particle) • ʾim-qā-ṭōn {אִם־קָטֹן | ʾim-qā-ṭōn}: if small (conjunction + adjective masculine singular absolute) • ʾattā {אַתָּה֙ | ʾattā}: you (second person masculine singular pronoun) • bə-ʿê-ney-kā {בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ | bə-ʿê-ney-kā}: in your eyes (preposition + feminine dual construct + second person masculine singular suffix) • rōš {רֹ֛אשׁ | rōš}: head (noun masculine singular absolute) • šiv-ṯê {שִׁבְטֵ֥י | šiv-ṯê}: of the tribes (noun masculine plural construct) • yis-rā-ʾēl {יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yis-rā-ʾēl}: Israel (proper noun masculine singular) • ʾattā {אָ֑תָּה | ʾattā}: you (second person masculine singular pronoun) • va-yim-ša-ḥa-kha {וַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧ | va-yim-ša-ḥa-kha}: and he anointed you (vav consecutive qal imperfect third person masculine singular + second person masculine singular suffix) • yəhōwāh {יְהוָ֛ה | yəhōwāh}: LORD (divine name • Tetragrammaton) • lə-me-leḵ {לְמֶ֖לֶךְ | lə-me-leḵ}: to be king (preposition + noun masculine singular absolute) • ʿal-yis-rā-ʾēl {עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | ʿal-yis-rā-ʾēl}: over Israel (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) |