1 Samuel 15:8

וַיִּתְפֹּ֛שׂ אֶת־אֲגַ֥ג מֶֽלֶךְ־עֲמָלֵ֖ק חָ֑י וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֖ם הֶחֱרִ֥ים לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃

And he captured Agag, king of ʿAmaleq, alive, but all the people he devoted to destruction by the edge of the sword.

Morphology

1. וַיִּתְפֹּ֛שׂ (vayyitpos) – Root: תפש (tapas); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he captured”; Notes: Describes the act of seizing.
2. אֶת־אֲגַ֥ג (ʾet-ʾAgag) – Root: אגג (ʾAgag); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular, with direct object marker; Translation: “Agag”; Notes: Name of the Amaleqite king.
3. מֶֽלֶךְ־עֲמָלֵ֖ק (melekh-ʿAmaleq) – Root: מלך (melekh) + עמלק (ʿAmaleq); Form: Noun construct, masculine singular; Translation: “king of Amaleq”; Notes: Title of Agag.
4. חָ֑י (ḥay) – Root: חיה (ḥayah); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “alive”; Notes: Indicates that Agag was taken alive.
5. וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֖ם (ve-ʾet-kol-haʿam) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Noun, masculine singular, definite, with direct object marker; Translation: “but all the people”; Notes: Contrasts with Agag.
6. הֶחֱרִ֥ים (heḥerim) – Root: חרם (ḥaram); Form: Hifil perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he devoted to destruction”; Notes: Indicates an act of total annihilation.
7. לְפִי־חָֽרֶב (lefi-ḥarev) – Root: חרב (ḥerev); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “by the edge of the sword”; Notes: A common phrase for execution by the sword.