- *wayəhî*
- waw-consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was
- *bənô*
- noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son
- *habbəkôr*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the firstborn
- *yôʾēl*
- noun, proper name, masculine - Joel
- *mišnēhû*
- noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his second (son)
- *ʾăbiyyāh*
- noun, proper name, masculine - Abijah
- *šōp̄əṭîm*
- noun, masculine plural - judges
- *biʾēr šābaʿ*
- proper name - Beer-sheba