- *wə-lə-ʾAḥʾāb*
- conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and to Ahab
- *bānîm*
- masculine plural noun - sons
- *Šōmərôn*
- proper noun - Samaria
- *wayyiktōb*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he wrote
- *Yēhûʾ*
- proper noun - Jehu
- *səpārîm*
- masculine plural noun - letters/documents
- *wayyišlaḥ*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent
- *śārê*
- masculine construct plural noun - rulers/officials of
- *Yizrəʿeʾl*
- proper noun - Jezreel
- *zəqēnîm*
- masculine plural adjective - elders
- *ʾōmənîm*
- masculine plural participle - guardians/caretakers of
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying