| 20. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִי | wayhî}: and he was (consecutive vav + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • Elohim {אֱלֹהִים | ʾĕlōhîm}: God (proper noun • masculine plural form with singular meaning) • et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ}: direct-object-marker (particle marking definite direct object) • hanaar {הַנַּעַר | han-naʿar}: the boy (noun • masculine singular with definite article) • vayigdal {וַיִּגְדָּל | wayyigdāl}: and he grew (consecutive vav + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • vayeshev {וַיֵּשֶׁב | wayyēšeḇ}: and he dwelled (consecutive vav + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • bamidbar {בַּמִּדְבָּר | bammidbār}: in the wilderness (preposition + noun with assimilated definite article) • vayehi {וַיְהִי | wayhî}: and he became (consecutive vav + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • roveh {רֹבֶה | rōḇeh}: shooter (Qal active participle masculine singular used substantively) • kashat {קַשָּׁת | qaššāṯ}: archer (noun • singular absolute) |