| 16. Morphological Analysis vayyiggash {וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ | va-yyig-gaš}: and he drew near (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • hapelisti {הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י | hap̄elištî}: the Philistine (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • haskem {הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם | haš-kem}: morning (infinitive absolute functioning adverbially) • vehaarev {וְהַעֲרֵ֑ב | və-ha-ʿă-rev}: and evening (vav + infinitive absolute functioning adverbially) • vayyityatstsev {וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב | va-yyi-ṭa-ṣēv}: and he took his stand (vav-consecutive Hitpael imperfect third person masculine singular) • arbaim {אַרְבָּעִ֥ים | arba-ʿîm}: forty (cardinal number) • yom {יוֹם | yōm}: day (noun • masculine singular absolute) |