- *yōʾmer*
- third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he said
- *Yôʾāḇ*
- proper noun - Joab
- *ʾōḥîlâ*
- first person singular hiphil imperfect cohortative - I will wait/linger
- *p̄āneḵā*
- masculine plural noun with second person masculine singular suffix - your face/presence
- *yiqqaḥ*
- third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive - and he took
- *šěḇāṭîm*
- masculine plural noun - rods/staffs/spears/darts
- *kappô*
- feminine singular noun with third person masculine singular suffix - his palm/hand
- *yiṯqāʿēm*
- third person masculine singular qal imperfect consecutive with third person masculine plural suffix - and he thrust them
- *lēḇ*
- masculine singular construct - heart of
- *ʾAḇšālôm*
- proper noun - Absalom
- *ʿôḏennû*
- adverb with third person masculine singular suffix - while he was still
- *ḥay*
- masculine singular adjective - alive/living
- *ʾēlâ*
- feminine singular noun with definite article - the terebinth/oak