| 4. Morphological Analysis vayyimtza {וַיִּמְצָא֩ | wayyim·tṣāʾ}: and he found (vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • melech-ashur {מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֨וּר | mēleḵ-ʾAššûr}: king of Assyria (noun masculine singular construct + proper noun masculine singular) • behoshea {בְּהוֹשֵׁ֜עַ | bə-hôšēaʿ}: in Hoshea (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • kesher {קֶ֗שֶׁר | qešeṯ}: conspiracy (noun masculine singular absolute) • asher {אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʼăšer}: which (relative pronoun) • shalach {שָׁלַ֤ח | šālaḥ}: he sent (Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • malakhim {מַלְאָכִים֙ | malʾāḵîm}: messengers (noun masculine plural absolute) • el-so {אֶל־ס֣וֹא | ʼel-sōʼ}: to So (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • melech-mitsrayim {מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם | mēleḵ-miṣrāyim}: king of Egypt (noun masculine singular construct + proper noun masculine singular) • velo-heelah {וְלֹא־הֶעֱלָ֥ה | wə-lō-hĕʿelāh}: and not he brought up (vav + negative particle + Hifil perfect • third person masculine singular) • minchah {מִנְחָ֛ה | minḥāh}: tribute (noun feminine singular absolute) • lemelech {לְמֶ֥לֶךְ | lə-mēleḵ}: to the king (preposition + noun masculine singular absolute) • ashur {אַשּׁ֖וּר | ʾAššûr}: Assyria (proper noun masculine singular) • keshanah {כְּשָׁנָ֣ה | kə-šānāh}: as year (preposition + noun feminine singular absolute) • beshanah {בְשָׁנָ֑ה | bə-šānāh}: in year (preposition + noun feminine singular absolute) • vayyaʿaṣrehu {וַיַּעְצְרֵ֙הוּ֙ | wayya·ʿaṣre-hû}: and he restrained him (vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular + pronominal suffix) • melech {מֶ֣לֶךְ | mēleḵ}: king (noun masculine singular absolute) • ashur2 {אַשּׁ֔וּר | ʾAššûr}: Assyria (proper noun masculine singular) • vayyaʾasrehu {וַיַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּ | wayya·ʾasre-hû}: and he imprisoned him (vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular + pronominal suffix) • beit {בֵּ֥ית | bêyt}: house (noun masculine singular construct) • kele {כֶּֽלֶא | ke·lēʾ}: prison (noun masculine singular absolute) |