| 1. Morphological Analysis vayehi {וַֽיְהִי | wă-yĕ-hî}: and it was (vav consecutive qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš}: man (noun • masculine singular absolute) • mehar {מֵֽהַר | mê-har}: from the hill (preposition min + noun har with definite article • masculine singular) • Ephrayim {אֶפְרָ֖יִם | ʾĕ-frā-yim}: Ephraim (proper noun • place/tribe) • ushemo {וּשְׁמ֥וֹ | wə-šĕ-mo}: and his name (conjunction vav + noun shem in construct + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • Mikhayahu {מִיכָֽיְהוּ | mî-kā-yə-hū}: Micah (proper noun • personal name • theophoric) |