| 19. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִ֗י | wayəhî}: and it came to pass (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • be’et {בְּעֵ֥ת | bəʿēt}: preposition + noun feminine singular absolute “at the time,” tēt {תֵּ֛ת | tēṯ}: Qal infinitive construct of natan “to give” used in a temporal clause • et-merav {אֶת־מֵרַ֥ב | ʾet-merav}: accusative marker + proper noun feminine singular “Merab,” bat-shaʾul {בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל | bat-šāʾûl}: construct “daughter of Saul” (feminine singular + proper noun) • le-david {לְדָוִ֑ד | lə-dā-wîḏ}: preposition + proper noun masculine singular “to David,” ve-hi {וְהִ֧יא | wə-hiʾ}: conjunction + pronoun third person feminine singular “and she,” nittānāh {נִתְּנָ֛ה | niṯṯānāh}: Niphal perfect third person feminine singular “was given,” le-adriel {לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל | lə-ʿăd-rî-ʾēl}: preposition + proper noun masculine singular “to Adriel,” ha-meḥōlāṯî {הַמְּחֹלָתִ֖י | ham-meḥō-lāṯî}: definite article + nisba adjective masculine singular “the Meholathite,” le-’îšāh {לְאִשָּֽׁה | lə-ʾîš-šāh}: preposition + noun feminine singular absolute “as a wife” |