| 1. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִ֗י | wa-yə-hî}: and it came to pass (conjunction vav consecutive + verb • Qal wayyiqtol third person masculine singular) • bimei {בִּימֵי֙ | bi-yê-mê}: in the days of (preposition bə + noun • masculine plural construct of yom “day”) • Amrafel {אַמְרָפֶל | ʾam-rā-p̄el}: Amraphel (proper noun • masculine singular • king of Shinar) • melech-shinar {מֶֽלֶךְ־שִׁנְעָ֔ר | me-leḵ-šin-ʿār}: king of Shinar (construct chain: noun melech • masculine singular construct + proper noun Shinar • place name) • Aryokh {אַרְי֖וֹךְ | ʾar-yôḵ}: Arioch (proper noun • masculine singular • king of Ellasar) • melech {מֶ֣לֶךְ | me-leḵ}: king (noun • masculine singular construct) • Ellasar {אֶלָּסָ֑ר | ʾel-lā-sār}: Ellasar (proper noun • place name) • Kedarlaomer {כְּדָרְלָעֹ֙מֶר֙ | kə-dar-la-ʿō-mer}: Kedorlaomer (proper noun • masculine singular • king of Elam) • melech {מֶ֣לֶךְ | me-leḵ}: king (noun • masculine singular construct) • Elam {עֵילָ֔ם | ʿê-lām}: Elam (proper noun • place name) • ve-Tidʿal {וְתִדְעָ֖ל | wə-tiḏ-ʿāl}: and Tidal (conjunction vav + proper noun • masculine singular • king of nations) • melech {מֶ֥לֶךְ | me-leḵ}: king (noun • masculine singular construct) • goyim {גּוֹיִֽם | gô-yim}: nations (noun • masculine plural absolute) |