- *wayyaʿan*
- conjunction + verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he answered
- *ʾăbîšay*
- proper noun - Abishai
- *ben*-*ṣərûyāh*
- noun construct + proper noun - son of Zeruiah
- *wayyōʾmer*
- conjunction + verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
- *hătaḥat*
- interrogative particle + preposition - is it instead of
- *zōʾt*
- demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *yûmat*
- verb, hophal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shall be put to death
- *šimʿî*
- proper noun - Shimei
- *kî*
- conjunction - because
- *qillēl*
- verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he cursed
- *ʾet*-*məšîaḥ*
- direct object marker + noun construct - the anointed of
- *YHWH*
- divine name - YHWH