- *wayyaʿaś*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular of *ʿāśâ* - and he made
- *Dāwid*
- proper noun, masculine singular - David
- *šēm*
- noun, masculine singular - name/reputation
- *bəšubô*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his returning/when he returned
- *mēhakkôtô*
- preposition + hiphil infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his defeating
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *ʾĂrām*
- proper noun - Aram/Syria
- *bəgêʾ*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in valley of
- *melaḥ*
- noun, masculine singular - salt
- *šəmônâ ʿāśār*
- cardinal number, masculine - eighteen
- *ʾālef*
- noun, masculine singular - thousand