1 Kings 1:22

וְהִנֵּ֛ה עֹודֶ֥נָּה מְדַבֶּ֖רֶת עִם־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְנָתָ֥ן הַנָּבִ֖יא בָּֽא׃

And behold, she was still speaking with the king, and Natan the prophet came in.

 

Morphology

  1. וְהִנֵּ֛ה (ve-hinneh) – Root: הנה (hinneh); Form: Conjunction + demonstrative particle; Translation: “And behold”; Notes: Introduces an immediate or surprising development.
  2. עֹודֶ֥נָּה (ʿodennah) – Root: עוד (ʿod); Form: Adverb + 3rd person feminine singular suffix (energic nun); Translation: “she was still”; Notes: Indicates continuation of action.
  3. מְדַבֶּ֖רֶת (medabberet) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel participle, feminine singular; Translation: “speaking”; Notes: Ongoing action by Bat-Sheva.
  4. עִם־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ʿim-ha-melekh) – Root: עם (ʿim), מלך (melekh); Form: Preposition + definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “with the king”; Notes: Indicates her audience is King Dawid.
  5. וְנָתָ֥ן (ve-Natan) – Root: נתן (Natan); Form: Conjunction + proper noun; Translation: “and Natan”; Notes: Refers to the prophet Natan.
  6. הַנָּבִ֖יא (ha-naviʾ) – Root: נבא (naviʾ); Form: Definite noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the prophet”; Notes: Title identifying Natan’s role.
  7. בָּֽא׃ (ba) – Root: בוא (bo); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “came”; Notes: Indicates his arrival during the conversation.

 

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