| 9. Morphological Analysis vayyišlaḥ {וַיִּשְׁלַח | wayyišlaḥ}: and he sent (vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • Yəhōʼāš {יְהוֹאָשׁ | Yəhōʼāš}: Jehoash (proper noun • masculine singular • king of Israel) • mêleḵ-yisrāʼēl {מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | mêleḵ-yisrāʼēl}: king of Israel (noun phrase • masculine singular construct) • ʾel-ʾamatsyāhû {אֶל־אֲמַצְיָהוּ | ʾel-ʾamatsyāhû}: to Amaziah (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • mêleḵ-yəhūdā {מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֮ | mêleḵ-yəhūdā}: king of Judah (noun phrase • masculine singular construct) • lēʾmōr {לֵאמֹר | lēʾmōr}: saying (infinitive construct) • ha-ḥōḥaḥ {הַח֜וֹחַ | ha-ḥōḥaḥ}: the thistle (noun • masculine singular definite) • ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾăšer}: which (relative pronoun) • balbanôn {בַּלְּבָנ֗וֹן | balbanôn}: in Lebanon (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • šālāḥ {שָׁ֠לַח | šālāḥ}: he sent (Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • ʾel-hā-ʾerez {אֶל־הָאֶ֜רֶז | ʾel-hā-ʾerez}: to the cedar (preposition + noun • masculine singular definite) • ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾăšer}: which (relative pronoun) • balbanôn {בַּלְּבָנ֔וֹן | balbanôn}: in Lebanon (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • lēʾmōr {לֵאמֹ֔ר | lēʾmōr}: saying (infinitive construct) • tənāh-ʾet-bitteḵā {תְּנָֽה־אֶת־בִּתְּךָ֥ | tənāh-ʾet-bitteḵā}: give your daughter (Qal imperative • second person masculine singular with direct object marker and pronominal suffix) • libnî {לִבְנִ֖י | libnî}: to my son (preposition + noun • masculine singular absolute with first person singular suffix) • lə-ʾishšāh {לְאִשָּׁ֑ה | lə-ʾishšāh}: as a wife (preposition + noun • feminine singular absolute) • wa-ţaʿăḇōr {וַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞ר | wa-ţaʿăḇōר}: and it passed (vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person feminine singular) • ḥayyat {חַיַּ֤ת | ḥayyat}: wild beast (noun • feminine singular construct) • ha-sādeh {הַשָּׂדֶה֙ | ha-sādeh}: the field (noun • masculine singular definite) • ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾăšer}: which (relative pronoun) • balbanôn {בַּלְּבָנ֔וֹן | balbanôn}: in Lebanon (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • wa-tirmos {וַתִּרְמֹ֖ס | wa-tirmos}: and it trampled (vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person feminine singular) • ʾet-ha-ḥōḥaḥ {אֶת־הַחֽוֹחַ | ʾet-ha-ḥōḥaḥ}: the thistle (direct object marker + noun • masculine singular definite) |