- *wa-yəhî*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *bāʾ*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came/had come
- *rōʾš*
- noun, masculine singular - summit/top
- *yištaḥăweh*
- hishtaphel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he worships/would worship
- *ʾĕlōhîm*
- noun, masculine plural - God
- *wə-hinnēh*
- conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold
- *Ḥûšay*
- proper noun - Hushai
- *ʾArkî*
- gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Archite
- *qārûaʿ*
- qal passive participle, masculine singular - torn
- *kuttāntô*
- noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his tunic
- *ʾădāmāh*
- noun, feminine singular - earth/soil/dirt
- *rōʾšô*
- noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his head