| 8. Morphological Analysis lematteh {לְמַטֵּה | lə-mattēh}: for the tribe (preposition + noun • masculine singular construct) • Ephraim {אֶפְרָ֖יִם | ʾe-prā-yim}: Ephraim (proper noun • tribal name) • Hoshea {הוֹשֵׁ֥עַ | hō-šē-ʿa}: Hoshea (proper noun • personal name) • ben {בִּן | bin}: son-of (noun • masculine singular construct) • Nun {נוּן | nûn}: Nun (proper noun • personal name) |