2 Kings 9:23

וַיַּהֲפֹ֧ךְ יְהֹורָ֛ם יָדָ֖יו וַיָּנֹ֑ס וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֶל־אֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ מִרְמָ֥ה אֲחַזְיָֽה׃

And Yoram turned his hands and fled, and he said to Aḥazyahu, “Treachery, Aḥazyahu!”

Morphology

1. וַיַּהֲפֹךְ (va-yahafokh) – Root: הפך; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And he turned”; Notes: Indicates sudden reversal or movement to flee.
2. יְהֹורָם (Yehoram) – Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Yoram”; Notes: Subject of the verb—king of Yisraʾel.
3. יָדָיו (yadav) – Root: יד; Form: Noun masculine dual + 3ms suffix; Translation: “his hands”; Notes: May imply turning the reins or direction of the chariot.
4. וַיָּנֹס (va-yanos) – Root: נוס; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “and he fled”; Notes: Shows fear and rapid withdrawal.
5. וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “and he said”; Notes: Spoken in alarm to his ally Aḥazyahu.
6. אֶל־אֲחַזְיָהוּ (el-Aḥazyahu) – Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “to Aḥazyahu”; Notes: Refers to the king of Yehudah who was accompanying him.
7. מִרְמָה (mirmah) – Root: רמה; Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “Treachery”; Notes: A cry of betrayal or ambush.
8. אֲחַזְיָה (Aḥazyah) – Form: Proper noun (vocative); Translation: “Aḥazyahu”; Notes: The addressee of the exclamation.