| 9. Morphological Analysis hinneh {הִנֵּה | hin-nēh}: behold (particle of attention) • attah {עַתָּה | ʿattâh}: now (adverb of time) • hu {הוּא | hûʼ}: he (third person masculine singular pronoun) • nechba {נֶחְבָּא | neḥbāʼ}: is hiding (Niphal participle • masculine singular) • be'achat {בְּאַחַת | bəʾaḥaṯ}: in one (preposition + feminine singular absolute) • ha-pechatim {הַפְּחָתִ֔ים | hapeḥăṯîm}: pits (noun • masculine plural absolute with definite article) • o {אוֹ | ʾô}: or (conjunction) • be'echad {בְּאַחַד | bəʾaḥăd}: in one (preposition + masculine singular absolute) • ha-mekomot {הַמְּקוֹמֹת | hamməqōmōṯ}: places (noun • masculine plural absolute with definite article) • ve-hayah {וְהָיָה | wəhāyâh}: and it will be (vav consecutive + Qal perfect third person masculine singular conveying future action) • ki-nefol {כִּנְפֹל | kî-nāp̄ōl}: as falling (preposition + infinitive construct of naphal) • bahem {בָּהֶם | bā-hēm}: among them (preposition + third person masculine plural suffix) • ba-techilah {בַּתְּחִלָּה | bat-təḥîlāh}: at the beginning (preposition + feminine singular absolute) • ve-shama {וְשָׁמַע | wəšāma‘}: and he will hear (vav consecutive + Qal perfect third person masculine singular conveying future action) • ha-shomea {הַשֹּׁמֵעַ | haššōmēa‘}: the hearer (noun • masculine singular participle with definite article) • ve-amar {וְאָמַר | wə’āmar}: and he will say (vav consecutive + Qal perfect third person masculine singular conveying future action) • hayetah {הָיְתָה | hāyətāh}: there has been (Qal perfect third person feminine singular) • magefa {מַגֵּפָה | maggēp̄āh}: defeat (noun • feminine singular absolute) • ba-am {בָּעָם | bā-ʿām}: among the people (preposition + masculine singular absolute) • asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer}: who (relative particle) • acharei {אַחֲרֵי | ʾaḥarē}: after (preposition) • Avshalom {אַבְשָׁלֹם | ʾavšālōm}: Absalom (proper noun • son of David • rebel leader) |