| 9. Morphological Analysis bayom {בַּיּ֨וֹם | bə-yôm}: in the day (preposition + masculine singular noun absolute) • hahu {הַה֜וּא | ha-hûʼ}: that (definite article + demonstrative masculine singular pronoun) • yihyu {יִהְי֣וּ | yiḥyû}: they will be (Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • arei {עָרֵ֣י | ʻārê}: cities of (noun masculine plural construct) • maʼuzzo {מָעֻזּ֗וֹ | māʻuzzō}: his stronghold (noun masculine singular construct with third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • kaʻazuvat {כַּעֲזוּבַ֤ת | kaʻăzûvat}: like a forsaken thing (preposition + feminine singular noun construct) • hachores {הַחֹ֙רֶשׁ֙ | haḥōreš}: the forest (noun masculine singular absolute with definite article) • vehaʼamir {וְהָ֣אָמִ֔יר | wə-hāʼāmîr}: and the topmost branch (conjunction + definite article + noun masculine singular absolute) • asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʼăšer}: which (relative particle) • azvu {עָזְב֔וּ | ʻāzəvû}: they forsook (Qal perfect third person masculine plural) • mipnei {מִפְּנֵ֖י | mip̄nê}: because of (preposition + construct plural noun) • bnei {בְּנֵ֣י | bənê}: sons of (preposition + construct plural noun) • yisraʼel {יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yisrāʼēl}: Israel (proper noun) • vehayetah {וְהָיְתָ֖ה | wə-hāyəṯā}: and it will become (conjunction + Qal perfect third person feminine singular) • shemamah {שְׁמָמָֽה | šəmāmâ}: desolation (noun feminine singular absolute). |