- *'ēlî*
- proper noun - Eli
- *ben*
- masculine singular construct - son of
- *tiš'îm*
- cardinal number - ninety
- *ûšəmōneh*
- conjunction + cardinal number - and eight
- *šānāh*
- feminine singular noun - year
- *wə'ênāw*
- conjunction + common dual noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his eyes
- *qāmāh*
- qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - were set, fixed
- *wəlō'*
- conjunction + negative particle - and not
- *yākōl*
- qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was able
- *lir'ôt*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - to see