- *wəhûʾ*
- conjunction + 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - and he
- *hikkāh*
- Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he struck/killed
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *hāʾîš*
- definite article + noun masculine singular - the man
- *hammiṣrî*
- definite article + gentilic adjective masculine singular - the Egyptian
- *ʾîš*
- noun masculine singular construct - man of
- *middāh*
- noun feminine singular - measure/stature
- *ḥāmēš*
- cardinal number - five
- *bāʾammāh*
- preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - by the cubit
- *ûḇəyad*
- conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular construct - and in hand of
- *ḥănît*
- noun feminine singular - spear
- *kimnôr*
- preposition + noun masculine singular construct - like beam of
- *ʾōrəgîm*
- Qal participle masculine plural - weavers
- *wayyēred*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went down
- *baššāḇeṭ*
- preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - with the rod/staff
- *wayyigzōl*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he seized/snatched
- *haḥănît*
- definite article + noun feminine singular - the spear
- *miyyad*
- preposition + noun feminine singular construct - from hand of
- *wayyahargēhû*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he killed him
- *baḥănîtô*
- preposition + noun feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with his own spear