| 2. Morphological Analysis yetsar {וַיֵּ֨צֶר | wă-yē-ṣer}: distressed (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • lə-amnon {לְאַמְנ֜וֹן | lə-ʾam-nōn}: to Amnon (preposition + masculine singular proper noun) • lə-hitkhalot {לְהִתְחַלּ֗וֹת | lə-ḥit-ḥal-lōṯ}: to make himself ill (preposition + Hitpael infinitive construct) • ba-ʿavur {בַּֽעֲבוּר֙ | ba-ʿa-vur}: because of (preposition) • tamar {תָּמָ֣ר | tā-mār}: Tamar (proper noun feminine singular) • ʼaḥōtô {אֲחֹת֔וֹ | ʾa-ḥō-to}: his sister (noun construct feminine singular + third person masculine singular suffix) • kî {כִּ֥י | kî}: because (conjunction) • betulah {בְתוּלָ֖ה | bə-tū-lāh}: virgin (noun feminine singular absolute) • hîʾ {הִ֑יא | hîʾ}: she (third person feminine singular pronoun) • yipʾalê {וַיִּפָּלֵא֙ | wă-yip-pā-lēʾ}: be difficult (vav-consecutive Nifal imperfect third person masculine singular) • bə-ʿeynê {בְּעֵינֵ֣י | bə-ʿê-nê}: in the eyes of (preposition + plural noun construct + third person masculine singular suffix) • amnon {אַמְנ֔וֹן | ʾam-nōn}: Amnon (proper noun masculine singular) • la-ʿasôt {לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la-ʿa-śōt}: to do (preposition + Qal infinitive construct) • lah {לָ֖הּ | lā-h}: to her (preposition + third person feminine singular suffix) • məʼūmāh {מְאֽוּמָה | mə-ʾū-māh}: anything (indefinite pronoun) |