| 21. Morphological Analysis vayishal {וַיִּשְׁאַ֞ל | wayyišʾal}: and he asked (verb • Qal wayyiqtol prefix conjugation • third person masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ}: direct object marker (particle marking a definite direct object) • anshei {אַנְשֵׁ֤י | ʾanšê}: men of (noun • masculine plural construct) • mekomah {מְקֹמָהּ֙ | məqōmāh}: her place (noun • masculine singular absolute with third person feminine singular suffix) • leemor {לֵאמֹ֔ר | lēʾmōr}: to say (preposition lamed + verb • Qal infinitive construct) • ayyeh {אַיֵּ֧ה | ʾayyêh}: where (interrogative adverb of place) • hakedeshah {הַקְּדֵשָׁ֛ה | haqqəḏēšāh}: the sacred prostitute (noun • feminine singular absolute with definite article) • hi {הִ֥וא | hîʾ}: she (independent pronoun • third person feminine singular) • baenayim {בָעֵינַ֖יִם | ḇāʿênayim}: at Enaim (preposition be + dual noun functioning as place name) • al {עַל־ | ʿal}: on (preposition) • hadarekh {הַדָּ֑רֶךְ | haddāreḵ}: the road (noun • feminine singular absolute with definite article) • vayomru {וַיֹּאמְר֔וּ | wayyōʾmrū}: and they said (verb • Qal wayyiqtol prefix conjugation • third person masculine plural) • lo {לֹא־ | lō}: not (negative particle) • hayetah {הָיְתָ֥ה | hāyṯāh}: was (verb • Qal perfect suffix conjugation • third person feminine singular) • bazeh {בָזֶ֖ה | ḇāzeh}: in this (preposition be + demonstrative pronoun) • kedeshah {קְדֵשָֽׁה | qədəšāh}: sacred prostitute (noun • feminine singular absolute) |