| 3. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִי | vāy·hî}: and it happened (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • ka’asher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | ka·ʼă·šer}: when • as (prefixed kaf + relative particle) • chazkah {חָזְקָה | ḥā·zaq·āh}: was strengthened (Qal perfect • third person feminine singular) • hamamlakhah {הַמַּמְלָכָה | ham·ma·la·ḵāh}: the kingdom (noun • feminine singular absolute + definite article) • alav {עָלָיו | ʻā·lāyw}: upon him (preposition ʻal + third person masculine singular suffix) • vayaharog {וַיַּהֲרֹג | vāy·ha·hă·rōg}: and he killed (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ}: direct object marker • avadav {עֲבָדָיו | ʻă·wā·ḏā·yw}: his servants (noun • masculine plural construct + third person masculine singular suffix) • hamakim {הַמַּכִּים | ham·ma·ḵîm}: those who had struck (Hifil participle • masculine plural definite) • et {אֶת | ʾeṯ}: direct object marker • hamelech {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ham·mê·leḵ}: the king (noun • masculine singular absolute + definite article) • aviv {אָבִיו | ʼā·ḇî·yw}: his father (noun • masculine singular construct + third person masculine singular suffix) |