| 16. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wâ·yō·mer}: and he said (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • hamelekh {הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ha·meleḵ}: the king (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • môt {מ֥וֹת | mô·ṯ}: dying (infinitive absolute • masculine singular) • tâmut {תָּמ֖וּת | tām·ṯ}: you shall die (Qal imperfect • second person masculine singular) • ’ăḥîmeleḵ {אֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְ | ʾă·ḥî·meleḵ}: Ahimelech (proper noun • masculine singular) • ’attâ {אַתָּ֖ה | ʾatt·ā}: you (independent pronoun • second person masculine singular) • wəḵōl·bêṯ {וְכָל־בֵּ֥ית | wə·ḵōl·bêṯ}: and all the house of (conjunction + noun kol in construct • feminine singular) • ’āḇîḵā {אָבִֽיךָ | ʾā·vî·ḵā}: your father (noun construct + second person masculine singular suffix) |