- *û-kənanyāhû*
- conjunction + proper name - and Chenaniah
- *śar*
- masculine singular construct - chief of
- *ha-ləwiyyim*
- definite article + proper noun plural - the Levites
- *bĕ-maśśāʾ*
- preposition + masculine singular noun - in the carrying/song
- *yāsōr*
- qal infinitive absolute - instructing
- *ba-maśśāʾ*
- preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the carrying/song
- *kî*
- conjunction - because
- *mēvîn*
- hiphil participle masculine singular - skilled/understanding
- *hûʾ*
- 3rd masculine singular pronoun - he