| 3. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyômer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third-person masculine singular) • hamelekh {הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamméleḵ}: the king (definite article + noun; masculine singular) • veayyēh {וְאַיֵּ֖ה | wəʼayyēh}: and where? (vav consecutive + interrogative pronoun) • benʼădōneḵā {בֶּן־אֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ | benʼădōnēḵā}: son of your master (noun construct; masculine singular + second-person masculine singular suffix) • vayomer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wayyômer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third-person masculine singular) • ṣîḇāʾ {צִיבָ֜א | ṣîḇāʾ}: Ziba (proper noun) • ʼelhamelekh {אֶל־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | ʼel-hamméleḵ}: to the king (preposition + definite article + noun; masculine singular) • hinnēh {הִנֵּה֙ | hinnēh}: behold (interjection) • yōšēḇ {יוֹשֵׁ֣ב | yōšēḇ}: sitting (Qal participle; masculine singular) • bîrūšālayim {בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם | bîrūšālayim}: in Jerusalem (preposition + proper noun) • kî {כִּ֣י | kî}: for • because (conjunction) • ʼāmar {אָמַ֔ר | ʼāmar}: he said (Qal perfect; third-person masculine singular) • hayyōm {הַיּ֗וֹם | hayyōm}: today (definite article + noun; masculine singular) • yāšîḇû {יָשִׁ֤יבוּ | yāšîḇû}: they will restore (Hiphil imperfect; third-person masculine plural) • lī {לִי֙ | lī}: to me (preposition + first-person singular suffix) • bêt {בֵּ֣ית | bêt}: house of (noun construct; feminine singular) • yiśrāʾēl {יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiśrāʾēl}: Israel (proper noun) • ʼēṯ {אֵ֖ת | ʼēṯ}: direct object marker • mamləḵût {מַמְלְכ֥וּת | mamləḵût}: kingdom (noun; feminine singular) • ʼāḇî {אָבִֽי | ʼāḇî}: my father (noun construct; masculine singular + first-person singular suffix) |