| 18. Morphological Analysis vayehi {וַיְהִי}: and it happened (vav consecutive Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • acharei-khen {אַחֲרֵי־כֵן}: after this (preposition + adverb) • vatehi {וַתְּהִי}: and there was (vav consecutive Qal imperfect • third person feminine singular) • ʿod {עוֹד}: again • still (adverb) • ha-milchamah {הַמִּלְחָמָה}: the battle (definite article + noun • feminine singular absolute) • bə-Gōv {בְּגֹב}: at Gob (preposition + proper noun) • ʿim {עִם}: with (preposition) • pəlišṭīm {פְּלִשְׁתִּים}: Philistines (proper noun • plural) • ʾaz {אָז}: then (adverb) • hikkāh {הִכָּה}: struck • killed (Hifil perfect • third person masculine singular) • sibbekay {סִבְּכַי}: Sibbekai (proper noun • masculine singular) • ha-ḥuštî {הַחֻשָׁתִי}: the Hushathite (definite article + gentilic) • ʾet {אֶת־}: direct object marker • ṣāph {סַף}: Saph (proper noun • masculine singular) • ʾašer {אֲשֶׁר}: who • which (relative pronoun) • biylêḏê {בִּילִדֵי}: among the descendants of (preposition + construct • masculine plural participle) • ha-rāp̄āh {הָרָפָה}: the Rapha (definite article + proper noun) |