| 9. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • Avishai {אֲבִישַׁי | ʼăvîšây}: Abishai (proper noun • masculine singular) • ben {בֶּן | ben}: son (noun • masculine singular construct) • Tseruyah {צְרוּיָה | ṣərûyâ}: Zeruiah (proper noun • feminine singular) • el {אֶל | ʾel}: to (preposition) • ha-melekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-meleḳ}: the king (noun • masculine singular with definite article) • lamah {לָמָּה | lāmâ}: why (interrogative adverb) • yekallel {יְקַלֵּל | yeqallel}: he curses (Piel imperfect • third person masculine singular) • ha-kelev {הַכֶּלֶב | ha-kelev}: the dog (noun • masculine singular with definite article) • ha-met {הַמֵּת | ha-mēt}: the dead (participle • masculine singular with definite article) • ha-zeh {הַזֶּה | ha-zēh}: this (demonstrative pronoun • masculine singular) • et {אֶת | ʾet}: direct object marker • adoni {אֲדֹנִי | ʼădōnî}: my lord (noun • masculine singular construct + first person singular suffix) • ha-melekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-meleḳ}: the king (noun • masculine singular with definite article) • eʿevrah-na {אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּא | ʼeʿăvrâ-nāʼ}: let me cross over please (Qal cohortative • first person singular + particle nāʼ) • ve-asirah {וְאָסִירָה | wə-ʼāsîrâ}: and let me remove (vav consecutive + Qal cohortative • first person masculine singular) • et {אֶת | ʾet}: direct object marker • rosho {רֹאשׁוֹ | rōʼšô}: his head (noun • masculine singular + third person masculine singular suffix) |