| 6. Morphological Analysis wayyiškab {וַיִּשְׁכַּב | wayyiškab}: and he lay down (vav consecutive Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • ’Amnôn {אַמְנ֖וֹן | ’Amnôn}: Amnon (proper noun • masculine singular) • wayyaṭḥal {וַיִּתְחָל | wayyaṭḥal}: and he made himself sick (vav consecutive Hitpael imperfect • third person masculine singular) • wayyāḇō {וַיָּבֹא | wayyāḇō}: and he came (vav consecutive Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • hammēleḵ {הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | hammēleḵ}: the king (noun • masculine singular with definite article) • lirrʾōtô {לִרְאֹת֗וֹ | lirrʾōtô}: to see him (preposition + Qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix) • wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav consecutive Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • ’Amnôn {אַמְנוֹן | ’Amnôn}: Amnon (proper noun • masculine singular) • ʾel-hammēleḵ {אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾel-hammēleḵ}: to the king (preposition + noun • masculine singular with definite article) • tāḇōʾ-nāʼ {תָּבוֹא־נָא | tāḇōʾ-nāʼ}: let her come • please (Qal imperfect third person feminine singular + entreaty particle) • Ṭāmar {תָּמָר | Ṭāmar}: Tamar (proper noun • feminine singular) • ’āḥōṯî {אֲחֹתִי | ’āḥōṯî}: my sister (noun • feminine singular with first person singular suffix) • ūṯlabbēḇ {וּתְלַבֵּב | ūṯlabbēḇ}: and let her prepare (vav + Piel imperfect • third person feminine singular) • lᵊ‘ēnāy {לְעֵינַי | lᵊ‘ēnāy}: before my eyes (preposition + noun • feminine plural construct + first person singular suffix) • šᵊṯê {שְׁתֵּי | šᵊṯê}: two (numeral • feminine construct) • lᵊvibbōṯ {לְבִב֔וֹת | lᵊvibbōṯ}: cakes (noun • feminine plural) • wə’ēḇrê {וְאֶבְרֶה | wə’ēḇrê}: and I will eat (vav + Qal imperfect first person singular) • miyyādāh {מִיָּדָהּ | miyyādāh}: from her hand (preposition + noun • feminine singular with third person feminine singular suffix) |