- *ʾAḇnēr*
- proper noun - Abner
- *ben-Nēr*
- construct state noun + proper noun - son of Ner
- *śar-ṣāḇāʾ*
- construct state noun + noun - commander of army
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - who [belonged]
- *Šāʾûl*
- proper noun - Saul
- *lāqaḥ*
- qal perfect 3ms - he took
- *ʾet-ʾîš*
- direct object marker + noun - Ish
- *bōšet*
- proper noun - Bosheth
- *ben-Šāʾûl*
- construct state noun + proper noun - son of Saul
- *wə-yaʿăḇirēhû*
- conjunction + hifil imperfect 3ms + 3ms suffix - and he brought him over
- *Maḥănāyim*
- proper noun - Mahanaim