| 8. Morphological Analysis vayyiqqach {וַיִּקַּ֣ח | wāy·yiq·qaḥ}: and he took (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • hamelech {הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ | ham·meleḵ}: the king (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • ’et {אֶת־ | ’et}: direct object marker (particle) • shenei {שְׁ֠נֵי | šə·nē}: two (noun • masculine dual construct) • benei {בְּנֵ֨י | bə·nē}: sons of (noun • masculine plural construct) • ritzpah {רִצְפָּ֤ה | riṣ·pāh}: Rizpah (proper noun • feminine singular) • bat {בַת־ | baṯ}: daughter of (noun • feminine singular construct) • aiyah {אַיָּה֙ | ’ay·yāh}: Aiah (proper noun • feminine singular) • asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ašer}: whom (relative pronoun) • yaldah {יָלְדָ֣ה | yā·l·dāh}: she bore (Qal perfect third person feminine singular) • leshaul {לְשָׁא֔וּל | lə·šā·’ūl}: to Saul (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • et-armoni {אֶת־אַרְמֹנִ֖י | ’et-’ar·mō·nî}: Armoni (direct object marker + proper noun • masculine singular) • ve-et-mephiboshet {וְאֶת־מְפִבֹ֑שֶׁת | wə·’et-mə·pī·bō·šet}: and Mephibosheth (conjunction + direct object marker + proper noun) • ve-et-chameshet {וְאֶת־חֲמֵ֗שֶׁת | wə·’et-ḥă·mē·šet}: and five (conjunction + direct object marker + numeral • masculine plural construct) • benei {בְּנֵי֙ | bə·nē}: sons of (noun • masculine plural construct) • michal {מִיכַ֣ל | mî·kḥāl}: Michal (proper noun • feminine singular) • bat {בַת־ | baṯ}: daughter of (noun • feminine singular construct) • shaul {שָׁא֔וּל | šā·’ūl}: Saul (proper noun • masculine singular) • asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ašer}: whom (relative pronoun) • yaldah {יָלְדָ֛ה | yā·l·dāh}: she bore (Qal perfect third person feminine singular) • leadrieil {לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל | lə·’aḏ·rî·’ēl}: to Adriel (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • ben-barzillai {בֶּן־בַּרְזִלַּ֖י | ben-bar·zîl·lāy}: son of Barzillai (noun construct + proper noun • masculine singular) • hamecholathi {הַמְּחֹלָתִֽי | ham·mə·ḥō·lā·ṯî}: the Meholathite (definite article + gentilic adjective • masculine singular) |