| 16. Morphological Analysis vayitqa {וַיִּתְקַע | wayyiṯqaʿ}: and he blew (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • yoav {יוֹאָב | yōʼāḇ}: Joab (proper noun masculine singular) • bashofar {בַּשּׁוֹפָר | ba-šōp̄ār}: in the trumpet (preposition ב + definite article ה + common noun masculine singular) • vayyashav {וַיָּשָׁב | wayyāšāḇ}: and he returned (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • haam {הָעָם | hā-ʿām}: the people (definite article + common noun masculine singular) • meredof {מֵרְדֹּף | mērədōp̄}: from pursuing (preposition מִן + Qal infinitive construct) • acharei {אַחֲרֵי | ʾaḥărê}: after (preposition) • yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yiśrāʼēl}: Israel (proper noun masculine singular) • ki {כִּי | kî}: for • because (conjunction) • chashach {חָשַׁךְ | ḥāšax}: he restrained (Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • yoav2 {יוֹאָב | yōʼāḇ}: Joab (proper noun masculine singular) • et-haam {אֶת־הָעָם | ʾet-hā-ʿām}: the people (direct object marker + definite article + common noun masculine singular) |