- *šəmûʾêl*
- proper noun - Samuel
- *mêt*
- perfect, 3rd masculine singular - died/was dead
- *wayyispədû*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd plural - and they lamented
- *yiśrāʾêl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *wayyiqbərūhû*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and they buried him
- *rāmāh*
- proper noun - Ramah
- *ʿîrô*
- feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his city
- *šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *hêsîr*
- perfect, 3rd masculine singular, hiphil - had removed/put away
- *ʾōḇôt*
- masculine plural noun with definite article - the mediums/necromancers
- *yiddəʿōnîm*
- masculine plural noun with definite article - the familiar spirits/wizards
- *ʾāreṣ*
- feminine singular noun with definite article - the land