| 13. Morphological Analysis veshakav {וְשָׁכַב | wə-šā-ḵav}: and lies down (vav-consecutive Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš}: man (noun • masculine singular absolute) • otah {אֹתָהּ | ʾō-ṯāh}: her (third person feminine singular pronominal suffix • direct object) • shikhvat-zera‘ {שִׁכְבַת־זֶרַע | šî-ḵvaṯ ze-raʿ}: lying-down-of-seed (construct noun • feminine singular + masculine singular absolute; euphemistic accusative of result) • vene‘elam {וְנֶעְלַם | wə-nə-‘ê-lam}: and it is hidden (vav-consecutive Nifal perfect third person masculine singular) • me‘einei {מֵעֵינֵי | mē-‘ê-î-nê}: from the eyes of (preposition + noun • masculine plural construct; genitive of separation) • ishah {אִישָׁהּ | ʾî-šâh}: her husband (noun • feminine singular absolute with third person feminine singular pronominal suffix) • venisterah {וְנִסְתְּרָה | wə-nis-tə-rāh}: and she is hidden (vav-consecutive Nifal perfect third person feminine singular) • vehi {וְהִיא | wə-hî}: and she (conjunction + pronoun third person feminine singular) • nitma‘ah {נִטְמָאָה | nît-mā-’āh}: she was defiled (Nifal perfect third person feminine singular; passive indicating ritual impurity) • ve‘ed {וְעֵד | wə-‘êd}: and witness (conjunction + noun • masculine singular absolute) • ein {אֵין | ’ēn}: there is not (negative existential particle) • bah {בָּהּ | bāh}: in her (preposition + third person feminine singular pronominal suffix) • vehi {וְהִוא | wə-hî}: and she (conjunction + pronoun third person feminine singular) • lo {לֹא | lōʾ}: not (negative particle) • nitpasa {נִתְפָּשָׂה | nît-pā-śāh}: she was seized (Nifal perfect third person feminine singular; passive of being taken/seized) |