| 20. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wă-yō-mer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect verb • third person masculine singular) • eleha {אֵלֶ֜יהָ | ʾê-lê-hā}: to her (preposition + third person feminine singular suffix) • Avshalom {אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם | ʾă-ḇšā-lōm}: Absalom (proper noun • masculine singular) • achiha {אָחִ֗יהָ | ʾā-ḥî-hā}: her brother (noun • masculine singular construct + third person feminine singular suffix) • ha-aminon {הַאֲמִינ֣וֹן | hă-ʾă-mîn-nōn}: the-Amnon (definite article + proper noun • masculine singular) • achikha {אָחִיךְ֮ | ʾā-ḥî-khă}: your brother (noun • masculine singular construct + second person feminine singular suffix) • hayah {הָיָ֣ה | hā-yāh}: was (Qal perfect verb • third person masculine singular) • immakh {עִמָּךְ֒ | ʿim-makh}: with you (preposition + second person feminine singular suffix) • ve-atta {וְעַתָּ֞ה | wə-ʿă-tā}: and now (conjunction + adverb) • achoti {אֲחוֹתִ֤י | ʾă-ḥō-tî}: my sister (noun • feminine singular construct + first person common singular suffix) • hacharishi {הַחֲרִ֙ישִׁי֙ | hă-ḥă-rî-šî}: be silent (Hifil imperative • second person feminine singular) • achikha {אָחִ֣יךְ | ʾā-ḥî-kha}: your brother (noun • masculine singular construct + second person feminine singular suffix) • hu {ה֔וּא | hūʾ}: he (independent pronoun • masculine singular) • al-tashiti {אַל־תָּשִׁ֥יתִי | ʾal-tā-šî-tî}: do not set (negative particle with maqqef + Qal imperfect verb • second person feminine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker • libeikh {לִבֵּ֖ךְ | lī-bê-ḵ}: your heart (noun • masculine singular construct + second person feminine singular suffix) • ladavar {לַדָּבָ֣ר | la-dā-ḇār}: to the matter (preposition + definite article + noun • masculine singular absolute) • hazeh {הַזֶּ֑ה | ha-żē}: this (demonstrative pronoun • masculine singular) • vateshev {וַתֵּ֤שֶׁב | wa-tê-šeb}: and she sat (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect verb • third person feminine singular) • Tamar {תָּמָר֙ | Tā-mār}: Tamar (proper noun • feminine singular) • veshomeimah {וְשֹׁ֣מֵמָ֔ה | wə-šō-mê-mā}: and was desolate (conjunction + Piel active participle • feminine singular) • beit {בֵּ֖ית | bê-yt}: house of (noun • masculine singular construct) • Avshalom {אַבְשָׁל֥וֹם | ʾă-ḇšā-lōm}: Absalom (proper noun • masculine singular) • achiha {אָחִֽיהָ | ʾā-ḥî-hā}: her brother (noun • masculine singular construct + third person feminine singular suffix) |