| 12. Morphological Analysis vayavo {וַיָּבֹא | wayyābō}: and he came (vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | hamméleḵ}: the king (noun • masculine singular • with definite article) • middammesek {מִדַּמֶּשֶׂק | middammeśeq}: from Damascus (preposition min + proper noun • masculine singular) • vayar {וַיַּרְא | wayyarʾ}: and he saw (vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | hamméleḵ}: the king (noun • masculine singular • with definite article) • et-hamizbeach {אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ | ʾet-hammizbēaḥ}: the altar (direct object marker + noun • masculine singular • with definite article) • vayikrav {וַיִּקְרַב | wayyiqrav}: and he approached (vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | hamméleḵ}: the king (noun • masculine singular • with definite article) • al-hamizbeach {עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ | ʿal-hammizbēaḥ}: on the altar (preposition + noun • masculine singular • with definite article) • vayaal {וַיַּעַל | wayyaʿal}: and he went up (vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • alav {עָלָיו | ʿālāv}: on it (preposition + pronominal suffix • third person masculine singular) |