| 4. Morphological Analysis vayedabberu {וַֽיְדַבְּר֧וּ | vā-yə-dab-bə-rû}: and they spoke (conjunction waw + verb • Pael imperfect with preterite narrative force • third person masculine plural) • hakasdim {הַכַּשְׂדִּ֛ים | ha-kaś-dîm}: the Chaldeans (definite article + noun • masculine plural absolute) • lamelekh {לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | la-meleḵ}: to the king (preposition lamed + noun • masculine singular absolute) • aramit {אֲרָמִ֑ית | ʾă-rā-mîṯ}: in Aramaic (noun • feminine singular absolute used adverbially) • malka {מַלְכָּא֙ | mal-kāʾ}: O king (noun • masculine singular absolute used as vocative) • leolmin {לְעָלְמִ֣ין | lə-ʿol-mîn}: for ages (preposition lamed + noun • masculine plural absolute) • kheyi {חֱיִ֔י | ḥe-yî}: live (verb • Peal imperative • second person masculine singular) • emar {אֱמַ֥ר | ʾĕmar}: say (verb • Peal imperative • second person masculine singular) • khelma {חֶלְמָ֛א | ḥel-māʾ}: the dream (noun • masculine singular absolute) • leavadeykha {לעבדיך | la-ʿă-ḇā-ḏe-khā}: to your servants (preposition lamed + noun • masculine plural with second person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • leavadakh {לְעַבְדָ֖ךְ | lə-ʿav-dāḵ}: to your servant (preposition lamed + noun • masculine singular with second person masculine singular pronominal suffix • used as courtly self-reference) • upishra {וּפִשְׁרָ֥א | û-piš-rāʾ}: and the interpretation (conjunction waw + noun • masculine singular absolute) • nekhaveh {נְחַוֵּֽא | nə-ḥaw-wēʾ}: we will make known (verb • Haphal imperfect • first person common plural) |