Zechariah 7:8

וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־זְכַרְיָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃

And the word of YHWH came to Zekarya, saying,

Morphology

1. וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it was”; Notes: Standard prophetic narrative introduction.
2. דְּבַר (devar) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “word of”; Notes: A common prophetic formula introducing divine speech.
3. יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: הוה (havah); Form: Proper name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The divine speaker.
4. אֶל (el) – Root: —; Form: Preposition; Translation: “to”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of the divine message.
5. זְכַרְיָה (Zekaryah) – Root: זכריה (Zekaryah); Form: Proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “Zekaryah”; Notes: The prophet addressed by YHWH.
6. לֵאמֹר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (amar); Form: Preposition לְ + Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces the forthcoming divine speech.