- *wa-yābōʾ*
- conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came/entered
- *Ḥûšay*
- proper noun - Hushai
- *rēʿeh*
- noun, masculine singular construct - friend of
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun - David
- *ʿîr*
- noun, feminine singular - city
- *ʾAbšālôm*
- proper noun - Absalom
- *yābōʾ*
- qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would enter/was entering
- *Yərûšālāim*
- proper noun - Jerusalem