- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw consecutive + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *Ḥûšay*
- proper noun, masculine - Hushai
- *ʾAḇšālōm*
- proper noun, masculine - Absalom
- *hāʿēṣāh*
- definite article + noun, feminine singular - the counsel/advice
- *yāʿaṣ*
- perfect, 3rd masculine singular, qal - he has advised
- *ʾĂḥîtōp̄el*
- proper noun, masculine - Ahithophel
- *bappaʿam*
- preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the time
- *hazzōʾṯ*
- definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this