1 Kings 9:17

וַיִּ֤בֶן שְׁלֹמֹה֙ אֶת־גָּ֔זֶר וְאֶת־בֵּ֥ית חֹרֹ֖ן תַּחְתֹּֽון׃

And Shelomo built Gezer and Beit Ḥoron the lower.

Morphology

1. וַיִּבֶן (va-yiven) – Root: בנה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he built”; Notes: Sequential narrative verb indicating construction.
2. שְׁלֹמֹה (Shelomoh) – Root: שלמה; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shelomoh”; Notes: Subject of the verb, King of Yisraʾel.
3. אֶת־גָּזֶר (et-Gazer) – Root: גזר; Form: Direct object marker + proper noun; Translation: “Gezer”; Notes: A fortified city previously conquered by Parʿo.
4. וְאֶת־בֵּית חֹרֹן (ve-et-Beit Ḥoron) – Root: בית / חורון; Form: Conjunction + direct object marker + construct phrase; Translation: “and Beit Ḥoron”; Notes: A strategic city on the ascent to Yerushalayim.
5. תַּחְתֹּון (taḥton) – Root: תחת; Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “lower”; Notes: Specifies the lower part of Beit-Ḥoron as opposed to the upper (ʿElyon).