| 21. Morphological Analysis wayya‘an {וַיַּעַן | wayya‘an}: and he answered (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • ’ăvîšāy {אֲבִישַׁי | ’ăvîšāy}: Abishai (proper noun • masculine singular) • ben-ṣəruyyāh {בֶּן־צְרוּיָה | ben-ṣəruyyāh}: son of Zeruiah (noun • masculine singular construct + proper noun • feminine singular) • wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • hattāḥat {הֲתַחַת | hattāḥat}: is it instead of (interrogative preposition) • zōṯ {זֹאת | zōṯ}: this (demonstrative pronoun • feminine singular) • lō’ {לֹא | lō’}: not (negation particle) • yūmatt {יוּמַת | yūmatt}: he is put to death (Hofal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • Šim‘î {שִׁמְעִי | Šim‘î}: Shimei (proper noun • masculine singular) • kî {כִּי | kî}: for • because (conjunction) • qillel {קִלֵּל | qillel}: he cursed (Piel perfect • third person masculine singular) • ’et-məšîaḥ {אֶת־מְשִׁיחַ | ’et-məšîaḥ}: the anointed one (direct object marker + noun • masculine singular absolute) • Yəhōwāh {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh}: LORD (proper noun • divine name) |