- *wayehî*
- consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it came to pass/happened
- *'ashtê-'esrê*
- cardinal number - eleven
- *shānâ*
- feminine singular noun - year
- *'echād*
- cardinal number - first/one
- *chōdesh*
- masculine singular noun with definite article - the month
- *hāyâ*
- perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - was/happened
- *debar-YHWH*
- construct chain - word of YHWH/the LORD
- *lē'mōr*
- preposition + infinitive construct - to say/saying