| 3. Morphological Analysis ki {כִּי | kî}: for (conjunction • causal) • ben {בֵן | bēn}: son (noun • masculine singular absolute) • hayiti {הָיִיתִי | hā-yi-tî}: I was (verb • Qal perfect • first person singular) • le-avi {לְאָבִי | lə-ʾā-vî}: to my father (preposition + noun • masculine singular construct with first person singular suffix) • rakh {רַךְ | rā-ḥ}: tender (adjective • masculine singular absolute) • ve-yakhid {וְיָחִיד | wə-ya-ḥîd}: and only (conjunction vav + adjective • masculine singular absolute) • lifnei {לִפְנֵי | li-pə-nê}: before (preposition) • immi {אִמִּי | ʾim-mî}: my mother (noun • feminine singular construct with first person singular suffix) |