1 Samuel 8:2

וַיְהִ֞י שֶׁם־בְּנֹ֤ו הַבְּכֹור֙ יֹואֵ֔ל וְשֵׁ֥ם מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּ אֲבִיָּ֑ה שֹׁפְטִ֖ים בִּבְאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃

And the name of his firstborn son was Yoʾel, and the name of his second was ʾAviyya; they were judges in Beʾer Shevaʿ.

Morphology

1. וַיְהִ֞י (vayehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it was”; Notes: Introduces the statement.
2. שֶׁם־ (shem) – Root: שם (shem); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct; Translation: “name of”; Notes: Indicates the subject.
3. בְּנֹ֤ו (bno) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his son”; Notes: Refers to Shemuʾel’s son.
4. הַבְּכֹור֙ (ha-bekhor) – Root: בכור (bekhor); Form: Noun, masculine singular definite; Translation: “the firstborn”; Notes: Identifies the status.
5. יֹואֵ֔ל (Yoʾel) – Root: יואל (Yoʾel); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yoʾel”; Notes: Name of Shemuʾel’s firstborn son.
6. וְשֵׁ֥ם (ve-shem) – Root: שם (shem); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with conjunction; Translation: “and the name of”; Notes: Introduces another person.
7. מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּ (mishnehu) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his second”; Notes: Refers to the second son.
8. אֲבִיָּ֑ה (ʾAviya) – Root: אבית (ʾAviya); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “ʾAviya”; Notes: Name of Shemuʾel’s second son.
9. שֹׁפְטִ֖ים (shofetim) – Root: שפט (shafat); Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “judges”; Notes: Describes their role.
10. בִּבְאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע (bi-Veʾer Shevaʿ) – Root: באר שבע (Beʾer Shevaʿ); Form: Proper noun with preposition; Translation: “in Beʾer Shevaʿ”; Notes: A location in southern Yisraʾel.