- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *ʾAbšālôm*
- proper noun - Absalom
- *ʾĂḥîṯōpel*
- proper noun - Ahithophel
- *Hābû*
- qal imperative, masculine plural - give
- *ʿēṣāh*
- noun, feminine singular - counsel/advice
- *mah-naʿăśeh*
- interrogative + qal imperfect, 1st common plural - what shall we do