- *wə-yāšāb*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he returned
- *ʾabnēr*
- proper noun - Abner
- *ḥebrôn*
- proper noun - Hebron
- *wə-yaṭṭēhû*
- waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he turned him aside
- *yôʾāb*
- proper noun - Joab
- *šaʿar*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - the gate
- *dabbēr*
- piel infinitive construct - to speak
- *šelî*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - the quietness/privacy
- *wə-yakkēhû*
- waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he struck him
- *ḥōmeš*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article - the belly/abdomen/fifth rib
- *wə-yāmāt*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he died
- *dam*
- noun, masculine singular - blood
- *ʿăśāh*-*ʾēl*
- proper noun - Asahel