- *wayyiḇen*
- verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he built
- *šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *mizbeaḥ*
- noun, masculine singular - altar
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
- *ʾōtô*
- direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it
- *hēḥēl*
- verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he began
- *liḇnôt*
- verb, qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - to build