- *wattəhî*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and there was
- *milḥāmâ*
- noun, feminine singular - war/battle
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *pəlištîm*
- proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines
- *wayyak*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he struck
- *ʾelḥānān*
- proper noun - Elhanan
- *ben*
- construct noun, masculine singular - son of
- *yāʿîr*
- proper noun - Jair
- *laḥmî*
- proper noun - Lahmi
- *ʾăḥî*
- construct noun, masculine singular - brother of
- *golyāt*
- proper noun - Goliath
- *gittî*
- gentilic adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the Gittite
- *ʿēṣ*
- construct noun, masculine singular - wood/shaft of
- *ḥănîtô*
- noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his spear
- *mənôr*
- construct noun, masculine singular - beam of
- *ʾōrəgîm*
- participle, masculine plural - weavers