| 6. Morphological Analysis vayishma {וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע | va-yish-maʿ}: and he heard (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • sha’ul {שָׁא֔וּל | šāʼûl}: Saul (proper noun • masculine singular) • ki {כִּ֚י | kî}: that (conjunction introducing content clause) • noda‘ {נוֹדַ֣ע | nô-ḏaʿ}: became known (Nifal perfect third person masculine singular) • david {דָּוִ֔ד | dā-wîḏ}: David (proper noun • masculine singular) • va’anashim {וַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים | wa-ʾă-nā-šîm}: and men (vav conjunction + noun • masculine plural absolute) • asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾă-šer}: who (relative pronoun) • itto {אִתּ֑וֹ | ʾit-tô}: with him (preposition + pronominal suffix third person masculine singular) • vesha’ul {וְשָׁאוּל֩ | wə-šāʼûl}: and Saul (vav conjunction + proper noun • masculine singular) • yoshev {יוֹשֵׁ֨ב | yô-šēḇ}: was sitting (Qal participle masculine singular) • bagiv‘ah {בַּגִּבְעָ֜ה | ba-gi-ʿāh}: at Gibeah (preposition + proper noun • feminine singular) • tachat-ha’eshel {תַּֽחַת־הָאֶ֤שֶׁל | ta-ḥat-hā-ʾe-šel}: under the tamarisk tree (preposition + noun construct + noun with definite article) • baramah {בָּֽרָמָה֙ | bā-rā-māh}: on the height (preposition + noun • feminine singular absolute) • vachaniṯo {וַחֲנִית֣וֹ | wa-ḥă-nîṯ-ô}: and his spear (vav conjunction + noun • masculine singular with pronominal suffix) • beyado {בְיָד֔וֹ | bə-yā-ḏô}: in his hand (preposition + pronominal suffix) • vechol-avadav {וְכָל־עֲבָדָ֖יו | wə-kol-ʿă-vā-ḏā-vû}: and all his servants (conjunction + noun • masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix) • nitsavim {נִצָּבִ֥ים | ni-ṣā-vîm}: standing (Qal participle masculine plural) • alav {עָלָֽיו | ʿā-lā-vô}: beside him (preposition + pronominal suffix). |