| 18. Morphological Analysis lama {לָ֤מָּה | lāmmāh}: why (interrogative adverb) • zeh {זֶּה֙ | zeh}: this (demonstrative pronoun • masculine singular) • merechem {מֵרֶ֣חֶם | mē-re-ḥem}: from womb (preposition + noun • masculine singular absolute) • yā-ṣā-ʾtî {יָצָ֔אתִי | yā-ṣā-ʾtî}: I came out (verb • Qal perfect • first person common singular) • lir-ʾôt {לִרְא֥וֹת | lir-ʾôt}: to see (preposition + verb • Qal infinitive construct) • ʿā-māl {עָמָ֖ל | ʿā-māl}: labor • toil (noun • masculine singular absolute) • wə-yā-ḡôn {וְיָג֑וֹן | wə-yā-ḡôn}: and sorrow (conjunction + noun • masculine singular absolute) • wa-yik-lû {וַיִּכְל֥וּ | wa-yik-lû}: and they were finished (conjunction + verb • Qal imperfect • third person masculine plural) • bə-ḇō-šeṯ {בְּבֹ֖שֶׁת | bə-ḇō-šeṯ}: in shame (preposition + noun • feminine singular absolute) • yā-māy {יָמָֽי | yā-māy}: my days (noun • masculine plural construct + first person common singular suffix) |