| 23. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִי֙ | wayyihî}: and it came to pass (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • lishnatayim {לִשְׁנָתַ֣יִם | lišnātayim}: to two years (preposition Lamed + noun feminine dual construct) • yamim {יָמִ֔ים | yāmîm}: days (noun masculine plural absolute) • vayihyu {וַיִּהְיוּ֙ | wayyihyû}: and they were (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • gozzim {גֹֽזְזִים֙ | gōżzîm}: shearers (masculine plural participle absolute) • leAvshalom {לְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם | ləʾavšālōm}: for Absalom (preposition Lamed + proper noun masculine singular) • beBaʿalChatzor {בְּבַ֥עַל חָצ֖וֹר | bəbaʿal ḥāṣōr}: at Baal Hazor (preposition Bet + proper noun feminine singular construct) • asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ăšer}: which (relative pronoun) • imEphrayim {עִם־אֶפְרָ֑יִם | ʿim eprayyim}: with Ephraim (preposition Im + proper noun masculine singular) • vayikra {וַיִּקְרָ֥א | wayyiqrāʾ}: and he called/invited (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • Avshalom {אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם | ’avšālōm}: Absalom (proper noun masculine singular) • lekol {לְכָל־ | ləkol}: to all (preposition Lamed + noun masculine singular absolute construct) • benei {בְּנֵ֥י | bənē}: sons of (noun masculine plural construct) • hamelech {הַמֶּֽלֶךְ | hammēleḵ}: the king (noun masculine singular definite) |