וַיָּ֥מָת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וַיָּ֥מָת

   va-ya-MAT

   and died
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וַיָּ֥מָת אִישִֽׁי׃

   va-ya-MAT i-SHI

   and died my husband
3. clause🔊 וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אֲבָ֛ל אִשָּֽׁה־אַלְמָנָ֥ה אָ֖נִי וַיָּ֥מָת אִישִֽׁי׃

   va-to-MER a-VAL i-SHA-al-ma-NA a-NI va-ya-MAT i-SHI

   and she said indeed or alas a woman, a widow I am and died my husband
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מַה־לָּ֑ךְ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אֲבָ֛ל אִשָּֽׁה־אַלְמָנָ֥ה אָ֖נִי וַיָּ֥מָת אִישִֽׁי׃

   va-yo-MER-la ha-ME-lekh ma-LAKH va-to-MER a-VAL i-SHA-al-ma-NA a-NI va-ya-MAT i-SHI

   and he said to her the king what to you and she said indeed or alas a woman, a widow I am and died my husband

Exegesis

The narrative flow resumes with the vav-consecutive perfect vayamat {וַיָּמָת | wăyyāmaṯ}, directly linked to ʾîšî {אִישִׁי | ʾîšî}, establishing a causal relationship: her widowhood results from her husband’s death. English renders these with standard subject-verb order, preserving the Hebrew “and” to maintain sequence.