| 40. Morphological Analysis vehamaset {וְהַמַּשְׂאֵת | wə-ham-mā-śêṯ}: and the signal (conjunction vav + definite article + noun • feminine singular absolute) • hechela {הֵחֵלָּה | hē-ḥē-lā}: it began (Hiphil perfect • third person feminine singular) • laalot {לַעֲלוֹת | la-ʿă-lôṯ}: to go up (preposition lamed + verb • Qal infinitive construct) • min-ha-ir {מִן־הָעִיר | min-hā-ʿîr}: from the city (preposition min + noun • feminine singular absolute with definite article) • amud {עַמּוּד | ʿam-mûḏ}: pillar (common noun • masculine singular absolute) • ashan {עָשָׁן | ʿā-šān}: smoke (common noun • masculine singular absolute) • vayipen {וַיִּפֶן | way-yip-phen}: and he turned (vav consecutive + verb • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • binyamin {בִּנְיָמִן | bin-yā-min}: Benjamin (proper noun • masculine singular) • acharav {אַחֲרָיו | ʾa-ḥă-rāw}: behind him (preposition + pronominal suffix • third person masculine singular) • vehineh {וְהִנֵּה | wə-hin-nēh}: and behold (conjunction vav + interjection) • alah {עָלָה | ʿā-lā}: it went up (verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • kelil-ha-ir {כְּלִיל־הָעִיר | kə-lîl-hā-ʿîr}: whole of the city (noun • masculine singular construct + noun • feminine singular absolute with definite article) • shamaymah {הַשָּׁמָיְמָה | ha-šā-mā-y-ma(h)}: skyward (noun • masculine plural absolute with definite article + directional he) |