| 2. Morphological Analysis vayaʿaś {וַיַּ֖עַשׂ | wayyāʿaś}: and he made (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct-object marker • hāʾēp̄ōd {הָאֵפֹד | hāʾēp̄ōd}: the ephod (noun feminine/masculine singular with definite article) • zahāḇ {זָהָב | zahāḇ}: gold (noun masculine singular) • təḵēleṯ {תְּכֵלֶת | təḵēleṯ}: blue dye (noun feminine singular) • wəʾargamān {וְאַרְגָּמָן | wəʾargamān}: and purple (conjunction + noun masculine singular) • wəto·lāʿaṯ {וְתוֹלַעַת | wəto·lāʿaṯ}: and scarlet yarn (conjunction + noun feminine singular construct) • šānī {שָׁנִי | šānī}: scarlet (adjective masculine singular) • wəšeš {וְשֵׁשׁ | wəšeš}: and fine linen (conjunction + noun masculine singular) • māšzar {מָשְׁזָר | māšzar}: twisted (Qal passive participle masculine singular) |