| 9. Morphological Analysis mechevel {מֵחֶ֙בֶל֙ | mê-ḥé-vel}: from the portion (preposition min + noun chevel • masculine singular construct) • benei {בְּנֵ֣י | bĕ-nḗ}: sons of (preposition be + noun ben • masculine plural construct) • Yehudah {יְהוּדָ֔ה | Yĕ-hû-dā́h}: Judah (proper noun • masculine singular) • nachalat {נַחֲלַ֖ת | na-ḥă-lā́ṯ}: inheritance of (noun • feminine singular construct) • benei {בְּנֵ֣י | bĕ-nḗ}: sons of (preposition be + noun • masculine plural construct) • shimʿon {שִׁמְע֑וֹן | Šim-ʿṓn}: Simeon (proper noun • masculine singular) • kihayah {כִּֽי־הָיָ֞ה | kî-hā-yā́(h)}: for it was (conjunction ki + verb Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • chelek {חֵ֤לֶק | ḥê-leq}: portion (noun • masculine singular absolute) • benei-yehudah {בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֙ה֙ | bĕ-nḗ Yĕ-hû-dā́h}: sons of Judah (construct phrase • masculine plural) • rav {רַ֣ב | râb}: abundant (adjective • masculine singular absolute) • mehem {מֵהֶ֔ם | mê-hêm}: than them (preposition min + pronoun • third person masculine plural) • vayinchalu {וַיִּנְחֲל֥וּ | wă-yin-ḥă-lû́}: and they inherited (vav-consecutive + verb Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • benei-shimʿon {בְנֵֽי־שִׁמְע֖וֹן | bĕ-nḗ Šim-ʿṓn}: sons of Simeon (construct phrase • masculine plural) • betokh {בְּת֥וֹךְ | bə-tṓḵ}: within (preposition + noun • masculine singular construct) • nachalatam {נַחֲלָתָֽם | na-ḥă-lā́-ṯām}: their inheritance (noun • feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix third person masculine plural) |