- *wayyissātēr*
- verb, Niphal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he hid himself'
- *dāwid*
- proper name - 'David'
- *haśśādeh*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the field'
- *wayehî*
- verb, Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and it was'
- *haḥōdeš*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the new moon/month'
- *wayyēšeb*
- verb, Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he sat'
- *hammelek*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the king'
- *ʿal/ʾel*
- preposition - 'to/at/upon' (text shows variant readings)
- *halleḥem*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the food/bread'
- *leʾĕkôl*
- preposition with Qal infinitive construct - 'to eat'