| 7. Morphological Analysis yirat {יִרְאַת | yirʾāṯ}: fear (construct noun feminine singular) • Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh}: LORD (proper noun • divine name) • reshit {רֵאשִׁית | rē’šîṯ}: beginning (noun feminine singular absolute) • da‘at {דַּעַת | dā‘āṯ}: knowledge (noun feminine singular absolute) • chokmāh {חָכְמָה | ḥāḵmāh}: wisdom (noun feminine singular absolute) • u-musar {וּמוּסָר | ū-mûsār}: and instruction (conjunction vav + noun masculine singular absolute) • ʼəwīlîm {אֱוִילִים | ʼəwīlîm}: fools (noun masculine plural absolute) • bāzû {בָּזוּ | bāzû}: they despise (verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine plural) |