| 2. Morphological Analysis vattehi {וַתְּהִי | vat-te-hî}: and it became (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person feminine singular) • hattəshua {הַתְּשׁוּעָה | ha-ṯə-šû-ʿâ}: the salvation or victory (definite article + feminine singular noun absolute) • bayyom {בַּיּוֹם | ba-yyôm}: in the day (preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun absolute) • hahû {הַהוּא | ha-hû}: that (demonstrative with definite article + masculine singular) • laʾăvel {לְאָבֶל | lə-ʾă-vél}: for mourning (preposition + masculine singular noun absolute) • ləkolhaam {לְכָל־הָעָם | lə-kōl-hā-ʿām}: for all the people (preposition + plural noun phrase with kol + definite article + noun absolute) • kî {כִּי | kî}: because (conjunction) • šāmaʿ {שָׁמַע | šā-maʿ}: he heard (Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • haʿām {הָעָם | hā-ʿām}: the people (definite article + masculine singular noun absolute) • bayyom {בַּיּוֹם | ba-yyôm}: in the day (preposition + definite article + noun absolute) • hahû {הַהוּא | ha-hû}: that (demonstrative with definite article + masculine singular) • lēʾemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾê-môr}: saying (infinitive construct of Qal verb to say) • neʿeṣav {נֶעֱצַב | ne-ʿe-ṣab}: was grieved (Niphal perfect third person masculine singular) • hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-me-leḵ}: the king (definite article + masculine singular noun absolute) • ʿalbenô {עַל־בְּנוֹ | ʿal-bə-nô}: over his son (preposition + construct chain + pronominal suffix third person masculine singular) |