- *wayyitten*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'and he placed/put'
- *ḥayil*
- noun, masculine singular - 'army/force/strength'
- *ʿārê*
- noun, feminine plural construct - 'cities of'
- *Yəhûḏāh*
- proper noun - 'Judah'
- *habəṣurôṯ*
- definite article + adjective, feminine plural - 'the fortified/strong'
- *nəṣîḇîm*
- noun, masculine plural - 'garrisons/officers/prefects'
- *ʾereṣ*
- noun, feminine singular construct - 'land of'
- *ʾep̄rayim*
- proper noun - 'Ephraim'
- *lāḵaḏ*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'captured/seized'
- *ʾĀsāʾ*
- proper noun - 'Asa'
- *ʾāḇîw*
- noun + pronominal suffix, masculine singular - 'his father'