- *wə-yəhî*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect 3ms apocopated - and it happened
- *melek*
- noun, masculine singular construct - king of
- *yiśrāʾēl*
- proper noun - Israel
- *ʿōbēr*
- Qal participle ms - passing/walking
- *ʿal-ha-ḥōmāh*
- preposition + article + noun, feminine singular - on the wall
- *wə-ʾiššāh*
- conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and a woman
- *ṣāʿăqāh*
- Qal perfect 3fs - cried out
- *ʾēlāyw*
- preposition + 3ms suffix - to him
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying
- *hôšîʿâ*
- Hiphil imperative ms + paragogic heh - save/help
- *ʾădōnî*
- noun, masculine singular construct + 1cs suffix - my lord
- *ha-melek*
- article + noun, masculine singular - the king