- *wa-yarʾ*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and saw
- *ʾîš ʾeḥād*
- common noun, masculine singular + numeral - one man/a certain man
- *wa-yaggēd*
- waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he told/reported
- *Yôʾāb*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Joab
- *wa-yōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *hinnēh*
- interjection - behold/look
- *rāʾîtî*
- qal perfect 1st common singular - I saw
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *ʾAbšālōm*
- proper noun, masculine singular - Absalom
- *tālûy*
- qal passive participle, masculine singular - hanging
- *bā-ʾēlāh*
- preposition + definite article + common noun, feminine singular - in the terebinth/oak