| 27. Morphological Analysis ʿal־ {עַל־ | ʿal}: preposition • on account of (governing clause) • kēn {כֵּן | kēn}: adverb • thus • therefore • yōʾmrû {יֹאמְר֥וּ | yōʾmrû}: Qal imperfect third person masculine plural • “they will say,” hammōšlîm {הַמֹּשְׁלִ֖ים | hammōšlîm}: participle masculine plural with definite article • “speakers of proverbs,” bōʾû {בֹּ֣אוּ | bōʾû}: Qal imperative masculine plural • “come,” ḥešbôn {חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן | ḥešbôn}: proper noun • place name Heshbon • tibbānēh {תִּבָּנֶ֥ה | tibbānēh}: Niphal imperfect third person feminine singular • “let it be built,” wə-tiḵônēn {וְתִכּוֹנֵ֖ן | wə-tiḵônēn}: vav conjunction + Niphal imperfect third person feminine singular • “and let it be established,” ʿîr {עִ֥יר | ʿîr}: noun feminine singular • “city,” sîḥôn {סִיחֽוֹן | sîḥôn}: proper noun • king’s name Sihon |