| 1. Morphological Analysis ve-David {וְדָוִד | wə-dā-wîḏ}: conjunction + proper noun masculine singular • “and David” • avar {עָבַר | ʿā-var}: verb Qal perfect third person masculine singular • “passed over” • meʿat {מְעַט | mə-ʿaṭ}: adverb • “a little” • mê-ha-rōš {מֵהָרֹאשׁ | mē-hā-rōš}: preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular • “from the summit” • ve-hinnēh {וְהִנֵּה | wə-hin-nēh}: conjunction + interjection • “and behold” • ṣîḇā {צִיבָא | ṣî-ḇā}: proper noun masculine singular • “Ziba” • naʿar {נַעַר | na-ʿar}: noun masculine singular absolute • “servant” • mə-pî-bō-šeṯ {מְפִי־בֹשֶׁת | mə-pî-bō-šeṯ}: proper noun masculine singular construct • “Mephibosheth” • liqrāṯō {לִקְרָאתוֹ | li-qrā-ṯō}: preposition + infinitive construct + pronominal suffix masculine singular • “to meet him” • ve-ṣeḡmed {וְצֶמֶד | wə-ṣe-med}: conjunction + noun masculine singular • “and a pair” • ḥămôrîm {חֲמֹרִים | ḥa-mō-rîm}: noun masculine plural • “donkeys” • ḥăvûšîm {חֲבֻשִׁים | ḥa-vû-šîm}: participle Qal passive masculine plural • “saddled” • va-ʿălê-hem {וַעֲלֵיהֶם | va-ʿă-lê-hem}: conjunction + preposition + pronominal suffix masculine plural • “and on them” • māṯayim {מָאתַיִם | mā-ṯa-yim}: cardinal numeral dual absolute • “two hundred” • lēḥem {לֶחֶם | le-ḥem}: noun masculine singular • “bread” • ū-mēʾā {וּמֵאָה | ū-mē-’ā}: conjunction + cardinal numeral feminine singular absolute • “and one hundred” • ṣimmūqîm {צִמּוּקִים | ṣim-mū-qîm}: noun masculine plural • “raisins” • ū-mēʾā {וּמֵאָה | ū-mē-’ā}: conjunction + cardinal numeral feminine singular absolute • “and one hundred” • qayits {קַיִץ | qa-yits}: noun masculine singular absolute • “summer fruit” • ve-neḇel {וְנֵבֶל | wə-ne-ḇel}: conjunction + noun masculine singular • “and wine skin” • yā-yin {יָיִן | yā-yin}: noun masculine singular • “wine” |