| 5. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | wāyōʾmer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • Avshalom {אַבְשָׁלוֹם | Avšālōm}: Absalom (proper noun • masculine singular) • qera' {קְרָ֣א | qerāʾ}: call (Qal imperative • masculine singular) • na {נָ֔א | nāʾ}: please (particle of entreaty) • gam {גַּ֖ם | gam}: also (adverb) • lekhushay {לְחוּשַׁי | lə-ḵūšay}: to Hushai (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • haArqi {הָאַרְכִּ֑י | hā-ʾārqî}: the Archite (definite article + gentilic adjective • masculine singular) • wenishme'ah {וְנִשְׁמְעָ֥ה | wə-nīšme·ʿāh}: and let us hear (waw consecutive + Niphal imperfect • first person plural) • mah-bepiv {מַה־בְּפִ֖יו | mah-bə-pîyw}: what is in his mouth (interrogative pronoun + preposition + noun + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • gamhu {גַּם־הוּא | gam-hû}: also he (adverb + third person masculine singular pronoun) |