| 9. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | way-yō-mer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • yoav {יוֹאָב | yô-ʾāḇ}: Joab (proper noun masculine singular) • laamasah {לַעֲמָשָׂא | la-ʿă-mā-śā}: to Amasa (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • hashalom {הֲשָׁלוֹם | hă-šā-lōm}: is it peace (interrogative particle + noun masculine singular) • attah {אַתָּה | ’ă-t-tāh}: you (second person masculine singular pronoun) • achi {אָחִי | ’ā-ḥî}: my brother (noun masculine singular construct + first person singular suffix) • vatochez {וַתֹּחֶז | wā-ṯō-ḥêz}: and it seized (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person feminine singular) • yad {יַד | yáḏ}: hand (noun feminine singular absolute) • yemin {יְמִין | yə-mîn}: right (noun feminine singular construct) • yoav {יוֹאָב | yô-ʾāḇ}: Joab (proper noun masculine singular) • bizqan {בִּזְקַן | bi-z’qān}: in the beard (preposition + noun masculine singular absolute) • amasah {עֲמָשָׂא | ʿă-mā-śā}: Amasa (proper noun masculine singular) • linschaklo {לִנְשָׁק־לוֹ | li-nə-šāq-lō}: to kiss him (preposition + Qal infinitive construct + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) |