| 4. Morphological Analysis baavor {בַּעֲב֤וּר | ba-ʿă-vūr}: because of (preposition) • haadamah {הָאֲדָמָה֙ | hā-ʾă-ḏā-māh}: the ground (noun • feminine singular with definite article) • khattah {חַ֔תָּה | ḥat-tāh}: is dried up (verb • Qal perfect • third person feminine singular) • ki {כִּ֛י | kî}: for (conjunction) • lohayah {לֹא־הָיָ֥ה | lōʾ-hā-yāh}: there was not (negative particle + verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • geshem {גֶ֖שֶׁם | ge-šem}: rain (noun • masculine singular) • baaretz {בָּאָ֑רֶץ | bā-ʾā-reṣ}: in the land (preposition + noun • feminine singular with definite article) • boshu {בֹּ֥שׁוּ | bō-šū}: were ashamed (verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine plural) • ikkarim {אִכָּרִ֖ים | ʾik-kā-rîm}: farmers (noun • masculine plural) • khafu {חָפ֥וּ | ḥā-p̄ū}: covered (verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine plural) • rosham {רֹאשָֽׁם | rō-šām}: their heads (noun • masculine singular construct with third person masculine plural suffix) |