| 3. Morphological Analysis wayyomru {וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | wayyōmerû}: and they said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • lammah {לָמָ֗ה | lāmāh}: why (interrogative particle) • Yahweh {יְהוָה֙ | Yəhōwāh}: LORD (Tetragrammaton divine name of the God of Israel) • elōhêy {אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾĕlōhêy}: God of (plural noun in construct state + third person masculine singular suffix) • yisrāʾēl {יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiśrāʾēl}: Israel (proper noun) • hayetâh {הָ֥יְתָה | hāyetâh}: has been (Qal perfect third person feminine singular) • zōṯ {זֹּ֖את | zōṯ}: this (demonstrative pronoun feminine singular) • bə-yiśrāʾēl {בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | bə-yiśrāʾēl}: in Israel (preposition + proper noun) • lə-hippāqēd {לְהִפָּקֵ֥ד | lə-hippāqēd}: to be missed (preposition + Niphal infinitive construct) • hayyôm {הַיּ֛וֹם | hayyôm}: today (definite article + noun masculine singular) • miyyiśrāʾēl {מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | miyyiśrāʾēl}: from Israel (preposition + proper noun) • šēḇeṭ {שֵׁ֥בֶט | šēḇeṭ}: tribe (noun masculine singular) • ʾeḥād {אֶחָֽד | ʾeḥād}: one (cardinal number masculine singular) |