| 18. Morphological Analysis vattomer {וַתֹּ֖אמֶר | vaṯ-ṭōʾmer}: and she said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person feminine singular) • leʾemor {לֵאמֹ֑ר | lêʾmôr}: saying (infinitive construct) • dabber {דַּבֵּ֨ר | dabber}: speak (Piel infinitive absolute) • yedabberu {יְדַבְּר֤וּ | yedabberû}: they will speak (Piel imperfect third person masculine plural) • barishonah {בָרִאשֹׁנָה֙ | bārîšônâ}: at first/in the beginning (preposition + feminine singular absolute) • leʾemor {לֵאמֹ֔ר | lêʾmôr}: saying (infinitive construct) • shaʾol {שָׁאֹ֧ל | šāʾôl}: to ask (Qal infinitive absolute) • yishʾalu {יְשָׁאֲל֛וּ | yišʾālu}: they will ask (Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • beʾavel {בְּאָבֵ֖ל | bəʾāvēl}: at Abel (preposition + proper noun • feminine singular absolute) • veken {וְכֵ֥ן | wəkên}: and thus/and so (conjunction + adverb) • hetammu {הֵתַמּוּ | hêṯammû}: they finished/concluded (Hiphil perfect third person masculine plural) |