| 23. Morphological Analysis vehayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh}: and it happened (vav consecutive qal perfect third person masculine singular) • bihyot {בִּהְיוֹת | bĭ-hĕ-yōṯ}: when becoming (preposition bĕ + infinitive construct of hayah “to be”) • ruach {רֽוּחַ | rū-ḥăḥ}: spirit (feminine singular absolute) • Elohim {אֱלֹהִים | ʾĕ-lō-hîm}: God (masculine plural with singular meaning) • el {אֶל | ʾel}: upon/to (preposition) • Shaul {שָׁאוּל | šā-ʾūl}: Saul (proper noun masculine singular) • velakach {וְלָקַח | wə-lā-qaḥ}: and would take (vav consecutive qal perfect third person masculine singular) • David {דָּוִד | dā-wîḏ}: David (proper noun masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker • hakinnor {הַכִּנּוֹר | hak-kin-nôr}: the lyre (masculine singular absolute with definite article) • venigen {וְנִגֵּן | wə-nig-gên}: and would play (vav consecutive piel perfect third person masculine singular) • beyado {בְּיָדוֹ | bə-yā-dō}: with his hand (preposition bĕ + noun “hand” with third person masculine singular suffix) • veravach {וְרָוַח | wə-rā-ḥaḥ}: and would have relief (vav consecutive qal perfect third person masculine singular) • leshaul {לְשָׁאוּל | lə-šā-ʾūl}: to Saul (preposition lə + proper noun) • vetov {וְטוֹב | wə-ṭōḇ}: and it was good (vav consecutive adjective masculine singular) • lo {לוֹ | lō}: for him (preposition + third person masculine singular suffix) • vesarah {וְסָרָה | wə-sā-rā}: and would depart (vav consecutive qal perfect third person feminine singular) • mealav {מֵעָלָיו | mē-ʿā-lāyw}: from upon him (preposition min + al with pronominal suffix) • ruach {ר֥וּחַ | rū-ḥăḥ}: spirit (feminine singular absolute) • hara’ah {הָרָעָה | hā-rā-ʿā}: the evil (adjective feminine singular absolute with definite article) |