| 1. Morphological Analysis vayed‘a {וַיֵּ֖דַע | wayyēda‘}: and he knew (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • Yoav {יוֹאָ֣ב | yô’āḇ}: Joab (proper noun masculine singular) • ben {בֶּן־ | ben}: son (noun masculine singular construct) • Tseruyah {צְרֻיָ֑ה | ṣərûyāh}: Zeruiah (proper noun feminine singular) • ki {כִּֽי־ | kî}: that (conjunction) • lev {לֵ֥ב | lêḇ}: heart (noun masculine singular absolute) • hamelekh {הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | hameleḵ}: the king (definite article + noun masculine singular absolute) • al {עַל־ | ʿal}: toward (preposition) • Avshalom {אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם | ʾavšālôm}: Absalom (proper noun masculine singular) |