| 15. Morphological Analysis vedavid {וְדָוִד | wə-ḏā-wîḏ}: and David (conjunction waw prefixed to proper noun • masculine singular) • holekh {הֹלֵךְ | hō-lēḵ}: going (verb • Qal participle • masculine singular) • vashav {וָשָׁב | wā-šāḇ}: and returning (conjunction waw consecutive + verb • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • meʿal {מֵעַל | me-ʿal}: from upon (preposition expressing separation or movement away) • shaul {שָׁאוּל | šā-ʾûl}: Saul (proper noun • masculine singular) • lirʿot {לִרְעוֹת | lir-ʿōṯ}: to tend (preposition + verbal infinitive construct • Qal expressing purpose) • et {אֶת | ʾeṯ}: direct object marker (particle) • tson {צֹאן | ṣōn}: flock (noun • feminine singular absolute) • aviv {אָבִיו | ʾa-vîw}: his father (noun masculine singular construct with third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • beyt {בֵּֽית | bêṯ}: house (noun masculine singular construct • first element of proper name) • lachem {לָֽחֶם | la-ḥem}: bread (noun masculine singular absolute • second element of proper name) |