- *wə-yišmaʿ*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and heard
- *ben-šāʾûl*
- construct state, masculine singular - son of Saul
- *kî*
- conjunction - that/because
- *mēt*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - died/was dead
- *ʾabnēr*
- proper noun, masculine singular
- *bə-ḥebrôn*
- preposition + proper noun - in Hebron
- *wə-yirpû*
- waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd plural - and became weak/feeble
- *yādāyw*
- noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hands
- *wə-kol-yiśrāʾēl*
- waw conjunction + noun in construct state + proper noun - and all Israel
- *nibhālû*
- niphal perfect, 3rd plural - were dismayed/troubled/terrified