| 3. Morphological Analysis vayyiškav {וַיִּשְׁכַּב | wayyiškav}: and he lay down (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • šimšôn {שִׁמְשׁוֹן | šimšôn}: Samson (proper noun • masculine singular) • ʿad-khaṣṣî {עַד־חֲצִי | ʿad-ḥaṣṣî}: until half (preposition ʿad + noun • masculine singular construct) • ha-laylāh {הַלַּיְלָה | ha-laylāh}: the night (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • wayyāqam {וַיָּקָם | wayyāqam}: and he arose (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • ba-ḥaṣṣî {בַּחֲצִי | ba-ḥaṣṣî}: at half (preposition ba- + noun • masculine singular construct) • ha-laylāh {הַלַּיְלָה | ha-laylāh}: the night (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • wayyē’ḥōz {וַיֶּאֱחֹז | wayyē’ḥōz}: and he grasped (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • be-daltôṯ {בְּדַלְת֤וֹת | be-daltōṯ}: in the doors (preposition be- + noun • feminine plural absolute) • ša‘ar-hā-’îr {שַׁעַר־הָעִיר | ša‘ar-hā’îr}: gate of the city (construct chain • noun • masculine singular + definite article + noun • feminine singular) • û-vištey {וּבִשְׁתֵּ֣י | û-vištey}: and in two (conjunction û + preposition bi- + noun • feminine dual construct) • hammezûzôt {הַמְּזוּז֔וֹת | hammezûzôt}: the doorposts (definite article + noun • feminine plural absolute) • wayyīsā’em {וַיִּסָּעֵם֙ | wayyīsā’em}: and he carried them (vav consecutive + Piel imperfect • third person masculine singular + third person feminine plural suffix) • ʿim-habbərîaḥ {עִֽם־הַבְּרִ֔יחַ | ʿim-habbərîaḥ}: with the bolt (preposition ʿim + definite article + noun • masculine singular) • wayyāsem {וַיָּשֶׂם | wayyāsem}: and he put (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • ʿal-keṯēpāyw {עַל־כְּתֵפָ֑יו | ʿal-keṯēpāyw}: on his shoulders (preposition ʿal + noun • masculine plural absolute + pronominal suffix • third person masculine singular) • wayya‘ălêm {וַֽיַּעֲלֵם֙ | wayya‘ălêm}: and he brought them up (vav consecutive + Hiphil imperfect • third person masculine singular + third person masculine plural suffix) • ’el-rōš {אֶל־רֹאשׁ | ’el-rōš}: to the top (preposition ’el + noun • masculine singular absolute) • ha-hār {הָהָר | hāhār}: the mountain (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • ’ăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ’ăšer}: that/which (relative pronoun) • ʿal-pənê {עַל־פְּנֵי | ʿal-pənê}: on the face of (preposition ʿal + noun • masculine plural construct) • ḥeḇrôn {חֶבְרוֹן׃ | ḥeḇrôn}: Hebron (proper noun • masculine singular) |