| 28. Morphological Analysis vayeshev {וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב | way-yē-šeb}: and he dwelt (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • Avshalom {אַבְשָׁלוֹם | ʾav-shā-lōm}: Absalom (proper noun • masculine singular) • biyerushalayim {בִּירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם | bî-rû-šā-lā-yim}: in Jerusalem (preposition b + proper noun • feminine singular) • shenatayim {שְׁנָתַיִם | šə-nā-tā-yim}: two years (noun • feminine dual absolute) • yamim {יָמִים | yā-mîm}: days (noun • masculine plural absolute) • upnei {וּפְנֵ֥י | ū-pə-nê}: and the face (conjunction ū + noun • masculine plural construct) • hammelakh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ham-me-lekh}: the king (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • lo {לֹא | lā-ʾō}: not (negative particle) • raah {רָאָה | rā-ʾāh}: he saw (Qal perfect third person masculine singular). |