| 15. Morphological Analysis vayasobu {וַיָּסֹבּוּ | wayyāsôḇû}: and they surrounded (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • asarah {עֲשָׂרָה | ʿăsārāh}: ten (cardinal number) • ne'arim {נְעָרִים | nə‘ārîm}: young men (noun • masculine plural absolute) • nose'ei {נֹשְׂאֵי | nōs’ēʼ}: bearers (Qal active participle masculine plural construct) • keli {כֵלִי | kelî}: implement or weapon (noun • masculine singular absolute) • Yoav {יוֹאָב | yōʼāḇ}: Joab (proper noun • masculine) • vayyaku {וַיַּכּוּ | wayyāḵû}: and they struck (vav consecutive + Hif‘il imperfect third person masculine plural) • et {אֶת־ | ’et}: direct object marker (particle) • Avshalom {אַבְשָׁלוֹם | ’ăḇšālôm}: Absalom (proper noun • masculine) • vayemituhu {וַיְמִתֻהוּ | wayyamittûhû}: and they killed him (vav consecutive + Hif‘il imperfect third person masculine plural + third person masculine singular suffix) |