| 4. Morphological Analysis ve-hammēlēkh {וְהַמֶּלֶךְ | wə-hammēlēḵ}: and the king (conjunction vav + definite article + noun • masculine singular absolute) • lat {לָט | lāṭ}: covered (verb • Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • al-pānāyw {עַל־פָּנָיו | ʿal-pānāyw}: upon his face (preposition + noun feminine plural construct + third person masculine singular suffix) • wayyiṣ‘aq {וַיִּזְעַק | wayyiṣ‘aq}: and he cried out (vav consecutive + verb • Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • hammēlēkh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | hammēlēḵ}: the king (definite article + noun • masculine singular absolute) • qōl {קוֹל | qōl}: voice (noun • masculine singular absolute) • gāḏōl {גָּדוֹל | gāḏōl}: great (adjective • masculine singular) • bənī {בְּנִי | bənî}: my son (preposition be + noun masculine singular + first person singular suffix) • ʾavšālōm {אַבְשָׁלוֹם | ʾavšālōm}: Absalom (proper noun • masculine singular) • ʾavšālōm {אַבְשָׁלוֹם | ʾavšālōm}: Absalom (proper noun • masculine singular) • bənī {בְּנִי | bənî}: my son (preposition be + noun masculine singular + first person singular suffix) • bənī {בְּנִי | bənî}: my son (preposition be + noun masculine singular + first person singular suffix) |