1 Samuel 4:14

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע עֵלִי֙ אֶת־קֹ֣ול הַצְּעָקָ֔ה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מֶ֛ה קֹ֥ול הֶהָמֹ֖ון הַזֶּ֑ה וְהָאִ֣ישׁ מִהַ֔ר וַיָּבֹ֖א וַיַּגֵּ֥ד לְעֵלִֽי׃

And ʿEli heard the sound of the outcry, and he said, “What is this noise of commotion?” And the man hurried and came and reported to ʿEli.

Morphology

1. וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע (va-yishmaʿ) – Root: שמע (shamaʿ); Form: Qal consecutive imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he heard”; Notes: Refers to ʿEli hearing the outcry.
2. עֵלִי֙ (ʿEli) – Root: עלי (ʿEli); Form: Proper noun, singular; Translation: “ʿEli”; Notes: Refers to the High Priest.
3. אֶת־קֹ֣ול (ʾet-qol) – Root: קול (qol); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “the sound of”; Notes: Marks the object of hearing.
4. הַצְּעָקָ֔ה (ha-tzeʿaqah) – Root: צעק (tzaʿaq); Form: Noun, feminine singular with definite article; Translation: “the outcry”; Notes: Indicates loud cries of distress.
5. וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal consecutive imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Marks ʿEli’s response.
6. מֶ֛ה (meh) – Root: מה (mah); Form: Interrogative pronoun; Translation: “What”; Notes: Introduces a question.
7. קֹ֥ול (qol) – Root: קול (qol); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “sound”; Notes: Reiterates the subject of his question.
8. הֶהָמֹ֖ון (hehamon) – Root: המה (hamah); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the commotion”; Notes: Describes the noise in the city.
9. הַזֶּ֑ה (ha-zeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Specifies what ʿEli is referring to.
10. וְהָאִ֣ישׁ (ve-haʾish) – Root: איש (ʾish); Form: Noun, masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “And the man”; Notes: Refers to the messenger.
11. מִהַ֔ר (miher) – Root: מהר (mahar); Form: Piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “hurried”; Notes: Indicates urgency.
12. וַיָּבֹ֖א (va-yavo) – Root: בוא (boʾ); Form: Qal consecutive imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he came”; Notes: Marks the action of entering.
13. וַיַּגֵּ֥ד (va-yagged) – Root: נגד (nagad); Form: Hifil consecutive imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and reported”; Notes: Indicates the action of delivering news.
14. לְעֵלִֽי (le-ʿEli) – Root: עלי (ʿEli); Form: Proper noun, singular with preposition; Translation: “to ʿEli”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the message.