| 1. Morphological Analysis bishnat {בִּשְׁנַת | biš-naṯ}: in the year of (preposition + noun • feminine singular construct) • achat {אַחַת | ʾa-ḥaṯ}: one (numeral • feminine singular) • leDaryawesh {לְדָרְיָ֛וֶשׁ | lə-dār-yā-weš}: of Darius (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • ben {בֶּן־ | ben}: son of (noun • masculine singular construct) • Achashverosh {אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ | ʾă-ḥaš-wê-rōš}: Ahasuerus (proper noun • masculine singular) • mizera {מִזֶּ֣רַע | mi-zē-raʿ}: from the seed of (preposition + noun • masculine singular construct) • Madai {מָדָ֑י | mā-ḏāy}: Medes (proper noun • gentilic • masculine singular) • asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾă-šer}: who (relative particle) • homlach {הָמְלַ֔ךְ | hā-mə-laḵ}: was made king (verb • Hophal perfect • third person masculine singular) • al {עַ֖ל | ʿal}: over (preposition) • malkhut {מַלְכ֥וּת | mal-ḵûṯ}: kingdom (noun • feminine singular absolute) • Kasdim {כַּשְׂדִּֽים | kaś-dîm}: Chaldeans (proper noun • masculine plural) |