| 1. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִי | wayyiḥî}: and it was (conjunction vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third-person masculine singular) • ’acharei-ken {אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן | ʾaḥârê-ken}: after this (preposition + demonstrative pronoun) • ûle’avšālôm {וּלְאַבְשָׁלוֹם | ûleʾaḇšālôm}: and to Absalom (conjunction vav + preposition lamed + proper noun masculine singular) • ben-dāwîd {בֶּן־דָּוִד | ben-dāwîd}: son of David (noun masculine singular construct + proper noun) • ʾāḥôt {אָחוֹת | ʾāḥôt}: sister (noun feminine singular) • yāp̄â {יָפָה | yāp̄â}: beautiful (adjective feminine singular) • ušəmāh {וּשְׁמָהּ | ušəmāh}: and her name (conjunction vav + noun feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix) • Tāmār {תָּמָר | Tāmār}: Tamar (proper noun feminine singular) • wayyeʾhāvēhā {וַיֶּאֱהָבֶהָ | wayyeʾhāvēhā}: and he loved her (conjunction vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third-person masculine singular + pronominal suffix) • ’amnôn {אַמְנוֹן | ʾamnôn}: Amnon (proper noun masculine singular) • ben-dāwîd {בֶּן־דָּוִד | ben-dāwîd}: son of David (noun masculine singular construct + proper noun) |