- *wə-yəhî*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass
- *kirʾôṯ*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - when seeing
- *zimrî*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Zimri
- *nilkədâ*
- niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - was captured/taken
- *ʿîr*
- feminine singular noun with definite article - city
- *wə-yāḇōʾ*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he entered/came
- *ʾarmôn*
- masculine singular construct noun - palace/fortress of
- *bêṯ*
- masculine singular construct noun - house of
- *meleḵ*
- masculine singular noun with definite article - king
- *wə-yiśrōp̄*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he burned
- *ʿālāyw*
- preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon/against himself
- *ʾeṯ*
- direct object marker
- *ʾēš*
- feminine singular noun with definite preposition - fire
- *wə-yāmōṯ*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he died