- *ʾarbaʿ*
- numeral, feminine - four
- *rûḥôt*
- noun, feminine plural - directions/winds
- *yihyû*
- verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they were/would be
- *šōʿărîm*
- noun, masculine plural with definite article - gatekeepers
- *mizrāḥ*
- noun, masculine singular - east
- *yāmmāh*
- noun with directional suffix - westward/seaward
- *ṣāpônāh*
- noun with directional suffix - northward
- *negbāh*
- noun with directional suffix - southward