- *šəʾal*
- verb, Qal imperative, masculine singular - ask
- *nāʾ*
- particle of entreaty - please/now
- *yāmîm*
- masculine plural noun - days
- *rîʾšōnîm*
- adjective, masculine plural - former/early/first
- *hāyû*
- verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they were
- *yôm*
- masculine singular noun - day
- *bārāʾ*
- verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he created
- *ʾĕlōhîm*
- masculine plural noun - God/gods
- *ʾāḏām*
- masculine singular noun - man/mankind
- *ʾāreṣ*
- feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth/land
- *qeṣēh*
- masculine singular construct noun - end of/edge of
- *šāmayim*
- masculine dual noun with definite article - the heavens
- *hănihyāh*
- interrogative particle + verb, Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has it happened?
- *dāḇār*
- masculine singular noun with definite article - the word/thing
- *gāḏôl*
- adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the great
- *hănišmaʿ*
- interrogative particle + verb, Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has it been heard?