| 22. Morphological Analysis yaʿan {יַעַן | ya‘an}: because (conjunction of reason) • haḵ’ot {הַכְא֤וֹת | ha-ḵā-’ōṯ}: causing pain (Hiphil infinitive construct of kā’āh) • lēv {לֵב | lēv}: heart (noun • masculine singular absolute) • ṣaddîq {צַדִּיק | ṣaḏ-dîq}: righteous (adjective • masculine singular absolute) • šēqer {שֶׁ֔קֶר | šē-qer}: falsehood • lie (noun • masculine singular absolute) • va-’anî {וַאֲנִי | va-‘ănî}: and I (conjunction vav + pronoun • first person singular) • lō’ {לֹא | lō’}: not (negation particle) • hiḵ’ăḇtîw {הִכְאַבְתִּיו | hiq-’ăḇ-tîw}: I have caused him pain (Hiphil perfect • first person singular + third person masculine singular suffix) • u-le-ḥazzēq {וּלְחַזֵּק | u-le-ḥazzēq}: and to strengthen (conjunction vav + Piel infinitive construct of ḥazaq) • yeḏê {יְדֵי | ye-ḏê}: hands of (noun • feminine dual construct + third person masculine singular suffix) • rāšā‘ {רָשָׁע | rāšā‘}: wicked (adjective • masculine singular absolute) • le-vil-tî-šûv {לְבִלְתִּי־שׁוּב | lə-vi-lṯî-šûḇ}: so that he does not return (preposition + negative particle + Qal infinitive construct) • mid-dar-kô {מִדַּרְכּ֥וֹ | mid-dar-ḵô}: from his way (preposition + noun • feminine singular construct + third person masculine singular suffix) • hā-rā‘ {הָרָ֖ע | hā-rā‘}: the evil (adjective • masculine singular absolute with definite article) • lə-ha-ḥay-yō-tô {לְהַחֲיֹתֽוֹ | lə-ha-ḥay-yō-tô}: to cause him to live (Hiphil infinitive construct + third person masculine singular suffix) |