- *wayyaʿan*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he answered
- *yônādāv*
- proper noun - Jonadab
- *šimʿâ*
- proper noun - Shimeah
- *dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *yōʾmar*
- qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular jussive - let him say
- *ʾădōnî*
- masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my lord
- *ʾēt*
- direct object marker
- *nəʿārîm*
- masculine plural with definite article - the young men
- *melekh*
- masculine singular with definite article - the king
- *hēmîtû*
- hiphil perfect, 3rd plural - they were killed
- *ʾamnôn*
- proper noun - Amnon
- *baddô*
- masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his separation/alone
- *mēt*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - died/is dead
- *pî*
- masculine singular construct - mouth of
- *ʾavšālôm*
- proper noun - Absalom
- *hāyətâ*
- qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - was/became
- *śûmâ*
- qal passive participle, feminine singular - set/established/determined
- *yôm*
- masculine singular - day
- *ʿannōtô*
- piel infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his violating/afflicting
- *tāmār*
- proper noun - Tamar
- *ʾăḥōtô*
- feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sister