- *wə-yak*
- conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3ms - and he struck/defeated
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *Hădadʿezer*
- proper noun - Hadadezer
- *melek*
- noun masculine singular construct - king of
- *Ṣôbâ*
- proper noun - Zobah
- *Ḥămātâ*
- proper noun + directional he - toward/at Hamath
- *bə-lektô*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct + 3ms suffix - in his going/when he went
- *lə-haṣṣîb*
- preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to establish/set up
- *yādô*
- noun feminine singular + 3ms suffix - his hand/power
- *bi-nhar*
- preposition + noun masculine singular construct - at the river
- *Pərāt*
- proper noun - Euphrates