| 17. Morphological Analysis sam {שָׂ֥ם | šām}: he placed (verb • Qal • perfect • third person masculine singular) • tevel {תֵּבֵ֛ל | tēvél}: world (noun • feminine singular absolute) • ka-midbar {כַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר | kă-mid-bār}: like a wilderness (preposition + noun • masculine singular absolute) • wə-‘arav {וְעָרָ֣יו | wə-‘ārāv}: and its cities (conjunction vav + noun • feminine plural construct + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • ha-ras {הָרָ֑ס | hā-rās}: he destroyed (verb • Qal • perfect • third person masculine singular) • ’a-sirav {אֲסִירָ֖יו | ’ă-sî-rāv}: his prisoners (noun • masculine plural construct + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • lo-pa-tach {לֹא־פָ֥תַח | lō-pā-ṭaḥ}: he did not open (negative particle + verb • Qal • perfect • third person masculine singular) • ba-yetah {בָּֽיְתָה | bā-yə-ṯāh}: house (noun • feminine singular absolute with locative he) |