| 7. Morphological Analysis ki {כִּי | kî}: for (conjunction • causal) • yesh {יֵשׁ | yēš}: there is (existential particle) • la'ets {לָעֵץ | lā-ʿēṣ}: for the tree (preposition lamed + noun • masculine singular absolute • with definite article assimilated) • tiqvah {תִּקְוָה | tiqvâ}: hope (noun • feminine singular absolute) • im-yikkaret {אִם־יִ֭כָּרֵת | ʾim-yiqqārēt}: if it is cut down (conditional conjunction + verb • Niphal imperfect • third person masculine singular • from karat) • ve'od {וְע֣וֹד | wə-ʿôḏ}: and still (conjunction vav + adverb) • yakhalif {יַחֲלִיף | yaḥălîp̄}: it will sprout again (verb • Hiphil imperfect • third person masculine singular • from khalaf) • ve-yonakto {וְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹ | wə-yōnaq-tô}: and its shoot (conjunction vav + noun • feminine singular construct with third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • lo {לֹ֣א | lōʾ}: not (negative particle) • tekhdal {תֶחְדָּֽל | teḥdāl}: it will cease (verb • Qal imperfect • third person feminine singular • from khadal) |