| 18. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōʾmer}: and he said (vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • Khushai {חוּשַׁי֮ | ḥûšay}: Hushai (proper noun • masculine singular) • el {אֶל־ | ʾel}: to (preposition) • Avshalom {אַבְשָׁלֹם֒ | ʾAvšālôm}: Absalom (proper noun • masculine singular) • lo {לֹ֕א | lōʾ}: no (negative particle) • ki {כִּי֩ | kî}: but/rather (adversative particle) • asher {אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾăšer}: whom (relative pronoun) • bachar {בָּחַ֧ר | bāḥar}: he has chosen (Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • Yahweh {יְהוָ֛ה | Yə-hō-wāh}: the LORD (divine name of Israel’s God) • ve-ha-am {וְהָעָ֥ם | wə-hā-ʿām}: and the people (conjunction + definite article + noun • masculine singular) • ha-zeh {הַזֶּ֖ה | hazzēh}: this (demonstrative • masculine singular) • ve-kol-ish {וְכָל־אִ֣ישׁ | wə-kol-ʾîš}: and every man (conjunction + kol + noun • masculine singular) • Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | Yiśrāʾēl}: Israel (proper noun • masculine singular) • lo {ל֥וֹ | lōw}: to him (preposition + third person masculine singular suffix) • ehyeh {אֶהְיֶ֖ה | ʾehyēh}: I will be (Qal imperfect • first person singular) • ve-ito {וְאִתּ֥וֹ | wə-ʾittôw}: and with him (conjunction + preposition + suffix) • eshev {אֵשֵֽׁב | ʾēšēv}: I will remain (Qal imperfect • first person singular) |