| 4. Morphological Analysis vayishma {וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע | wayyišmaʿ}: and he heard (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ben-hadad {בֶּן־הֲדַ֜ד | ben-ḥaḏād}: Ben-Hadad (proper noun masculine singular) • el-hammelekh {אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ʾel-hammeleḵ}: to the king (preposition + noun masculine singular with definite article) • Asa {אָסָ֗א | ʾŏsāʾ}: Asa (proper noun masculine singular) • vayishlach {וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח | wayyišlaḥ}: and he sent (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • et-sarei {אֶת־שָׂרֵ֨י | ʾet-śārê}: the commanders (direct object marker + noun masculine plural construct) • ha-chayalim {הַחֲיָלִ֤ים | haḥăyālim}: the armies (noun masculine plural absolute with definite article) • asher-lo {אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ֙ | ʾăšer-lô}: who belonged to him (relative particle + preposition + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • el-arei {אֶל־עָרֵ֣י | ʾel-ʿārê}: to the cities of (preposition + noun feminine plural construct) • Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiśrāʾēl}: Israel (proper noun masculine singular) • vayakku {וַיַּכּוּ֙ | wayyakkū}: and they struck (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • et-iyon {אֶת־עִיּ֣וֹן | ʾet-ʿiyyōn}: Ijon (direct object marker + proper noun feminine singular) • ve-et-dan {וְאֶת־דָּ֔ן | wə-ʾet dān}: and Dan (coordinating conjunction + direct object marker + proper noun masculine singular) • ve-et-avel {וְאֵ֖ת אָבֵ֣ל | wə-ʾēt ʾāvēl}: and Abel (coordinating conjunction + direct object marker + proper noun feminine singular) • mayim {מָ֑יִם | māyim}: Mayim (proper noun masculine plural part of place name) • ve-et {וְאֵ֥ת | wə-ʾēt}: and (coordinating conjunction + direct object marker) • kol-miskenot {כָּֽל־מִסְכְּנוֹת֙ | kol miškənōṯ}: all storehouse towns (noun phrase feminine plural absolute) • arei {עָרֵ֥י | ʿārê}: of towns (noun feminine plural construct) • Naphtali {נַפְתָּלִֽי | napḥtālî}: Naphtali (proper noun masculine singular) |