| 18. Morphological Analysis vayyaʿan {וַיַּעַן | wayyaʿan}: and he answered (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • hammeleḵ {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ham-mē-leḵ}: the king (definite article + noun masculine singular) • vayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ʾel-hā’îšâ {אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה | ʾel-hā’îšâ}: to the woman (preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular) • ʾal-nā {אַל־נָא | ʾal-nā}: please do not (particle of prohibition + entreaty) • tekhaḥdî {תְכַחֲדִי | tek-haḥădî}: you hide (Piel imperfect second person feminine singular) • mimmēnnî {מִמֶּנִּי | mim-mēn-nî}: from me (preposition + first person singular suffix) • dāḇār {דָּבָר | dā-ḇār}: a thing (noun masculine singular) • ’ăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ’ăšer}: that/which (relative pronoun) • ’ănōḵî {אָנֹכִי | ’ănōḵî}: I (first person singular pronoun) • šō’ēl {שֹׁאֵל | šō’ēl}: asking (Qal active participle masculine singular) • ’ōṯāḵ {אֹתָךְ | ’ō-ṯā-ḵ}: you (direct object marker + second person feminine singular suffix) • wattōmer {וַתֹּאמֶר | wattōmer}: and she said (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person feminine singular) • hā’îšâ {הָאִשָּׁה | hā’îšâ}: the woman (definite article + noun feminine singular) • yedabber-nā {יְדַבֶּר־נָא | ye-dabber-nā}: let him speak • please (Piel imperfect third person masculine singular + entreaty) • ’ădonî {אֲדֹנִי | ’ă-do-nî}: my lord (noun + first person singular suffix) • hammeleḵ {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ham-mē-leḵ}: the king (definite article + noun masculine singular) |