| 4. Morphological Analysis vayehi {וֽ͏ַיְהִי֙ | vayəhî}: and it happened (vav consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • acharei {אַחֲרֵי | ʾăḥărê}: after (preposition) • ken {כֵן | kēn}: thus (adverb) • vaye’ehav {וַיֶּאֱהַ֥ב | vayyəʾăhăv}: and he loved (vav consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ishah {אִשָּׁה | iṣšāh}: a woman (noun • feminine singular absolute) • benachal {בְּנַ֣חַל | bənaḥal}: in the valley (preposition ב + noun • masculine singular absolute) • sorek {שֹׂרֵ֑ק | sōrəq}: Sorek (proper noun • masculine singular absolute) • ushmah {וּשְׁמָ֖הּ | ūšmāh}: and her name (conjunction ו + noun • feminine singular construct + suffix third person feminine singular) • Delilah {דְּלִילָֽה | dəlîlâh}: Delilah (proper noun • feminine singular absolute) |