| 10. Morphological Analysis vayevakesh {וַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁ | wayyĕvāqqēš}: and he sought (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect + third person masculine singular) • Shaul {שָׁא֜וּל | Šā’ûl}: Saul (proper noun • masculine singular) • lehokot {לְהַכּ֤וֹת | lə-hakkōṯ}: to strike (lamed + Qal infinitive construct) • bachanit {בַּֽחֲנִית֙ | ba-ḥănît}: with the spear (preposition + noun • feminine singular + definite article) • bedavid {בְּדָוִ֣ד | bə-dāwı̂ḏ}: against David (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • uvakir {וּבַקִּיר֔ | ū-ba-qqîr}: and in the wall (conjunction + preposition + noun • masculine singular + definite article) • vayyiphtar {וַיִּפְטַר֙ | wayyip̄ṭār}: and he escaped (vav consecutive + Piel perfect + third person masculine singular) • mippenei {מִפְּנֵ֣י | mippənê}: from before (preposition + noun) • Shaul {שָׁא֔וּל | Šā’ûl}: Saul (proper noun • masculine singular) • vayyakh {וַיַּ֥ךְ | wayyaḵ}: and he struck (vav consecutive + Qal perfect + third person masculine singular) • et-hachanit {אֶֽת־הַחֲנִ֖ית | ’et-ha-ḥănît}: the spear (direct object marker + noun • feminine singular + definite article) • bakir {בַּקִּיר֑ | ba-qqîr}: in the wall (preposition + noun • masculine singular + definite article) • vedavid {וְדָוִ֛ד | wə-dāwı̂ḏ}: and David (conjunction + proper noun • masculine singular) • nas {נָ֥ס | nās}: he fled (Qal perfect + third person masculine singular) • vayyimmalet {וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט | wayyimmāleṯ}: and he escaped (vav consecutive + Niphal perfect + third person masculine singular) • ballaylah {בַּלַּ֥יְלָה | ba-laylāh}: at night (preposition + noun • masculine singular + definite article) • hu {הֽוּא | hū’}: he (pronoun • third person masculine singular). |