| 14. Morphological Analysis wayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyō'mer}: and he said (verb • vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect + third person masculine singular) • yoav {יוֹאָב | yō'āḇ}: Joab (proper noun • masculine singular) • lo {לֹא | lōʾ}: not (particle) • ken {כֵּן | kên}: thus (adverb) • achilah {אָחִילָה | ʾāḥîlāh}: I will cause to linger (verb • Hifil imperfect + first person common singular) • lefaneikha {לְפָנֶיךָ | ləp̄ānê-kā}: before you (prepositional phrase • preposition + second person masculine singular suffix) • wayyiqakh {וַיִּקַּח | wayyīqqāḥ}: and he took (verb • vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect + third person masculine singular) • sheloshah {שְׁלֹשָׁה | šĕlōšāh}: three (numeral • masculine) • shevatim {שְׁבָטִים | šĕḇāṭîm}: rods (noun • masculine plural) • bekappo {בְּכַפּוֹ | bəḥappō}: in his hand (prepositional phrase • preposition + noun construct + third person masculine singular suffix) • vayyitqaem {וַיִּתקָעֵם | wayyitqā'em}: and he thrust them (verb • vav-consecutive + Hifil imperfect + third person masculine plural suffix) • belev {בְּלֵב | bəleḇ}: in the heart (prepositional phrase) • avshalom {אַבְשָׁלוֹם | ʾăḇšālōm}: Absalom (proper noun • masculine singular) • oddennu {עוֹדֶנּוּ | ʿôḏennû}: while he was still (adverbial phrase • adverb + third person masculine singular suffix) • chai {חַי | ḥay}: alive (adjective • masculine singular) • belev {בְּלֵב | bəleḇ}: in the heart (prepositional phrase) • haelah {הָאֵלָה | hāʾēlāh}: the oak (noun • feminine singular + definite article) |