| 14. Morphological Analysis vayaʿan {וַיַּ֧עַן | wayyāʿan}: and he answered (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • aḥimelekh {אֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ | ʼăḥîmēleḵ}: Ahimelech (proper noun • masculine singular) • ʾēt {אֶת־ | ʾēṯ}: direct object marker (particle) • hammēleḵ {הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | hammêleḵ}: the king (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • vayyōmer {וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • ummî {וּמִ֤י | ummî}: and who (conjunction + interrogative pronoun) • bəḵōl {בְכָל־ | bə-ḵōl}: among all (preposition + noun) • ʿăvâdeḵā {עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ | ʿăvâdeḵā}: your servants (noun construct masculine plural + second person masculine singular suffix) • kədāwîḏ {כְּדָוִ֣ד | kə-dāwîḏ}: like David (comparative prefix + proper noun) • nəʾēmān {נֶאֱמָ֔ן | nəʾēmān}: trustworthy (Niphal participle • masculine singular) • vaḥaṭṭān {וַחֲתַ֥ן | vaḥaṭṭān}: and son-in-law (conjunction + noun • masculine singular) • hammēleḵ {הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ | hammêleḵ}: the king (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • wə-sār {וְסָ֥ר | wə-sār}: and officer (conjunction + noun • masculine singular) • ʾel {אֶל־ | ʾel}: to (preposition) • mišmaʿtekā {מִשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ךָ | mišmaʿtekā}: your command (noun construct feminine singular + second person masculine singular suffix) • wə-nīkbaḏ {וְנִכְבָּ֥ד | wə-nīkbaḏ}: and honored (conjunction + Niphal participle • masculine singular) • bə-bêyteḵā {בְּבֵיתֶֽךָ | bə-bêyteḵā}: in your house (preposition + noun construct feminine singular + second person masculine singular suffix) |