| 15. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way-yō-mer}: and he said (verb • Qal wayyiqtol consecutive imperfect third person masculine singular) • Elohim {אֱלֹהִים֙ | ʾĕ-lō-hîm}: God (proper noun • masculine plural with singular meaning • divine title) • el {אֶל־ | ʾel}: to (preposition) • avraham {אַבְרָהָ֔ם | ʾaḇ-rā-hām}: Abraham (proper noun • masculine singular) • sarai {שָׂרַ֣י | śā-ray}: Sarai (proper noun • feminine singular • former name) • ishtekha {אִשְׁתְּךָ֔ | ʾiš-te-kā}: your wife (noun • feminine singular construct with second person masculine singular suffix) • lo {לֹא־ | lōʾ}: not (negative particle) • tikra {תִּקְרָ֥א | tiqrāʾ}: you shall call (verb • Qal imperfect second person masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ}: — (accusative particle • direct object marker) • shemah {שְׁמָ֖הּ | šə-māh}: her name (noun • feminine singular with third person feminine singular suffix) • sarai {שָׂרָ֑י | śā-ray}: Sarai (proper noun • feminine singular • repeated) • ki {כִּ֥י | kî}: for (conjunction introducing an explanatory clause) • sarah {שָׂרָ֖ה | śā-rāh}: Sarah (proper noun • feminine singular • new name) • shemah {שְׁמָֽהּ | šə-māh}: her name (noun • feminine singular with third person feminine singular suffix • repeated) |