- *šāmaʿ*
- Qal infinitive construct with prefix כְּ and suffix י - 'when I heard'
- *dābār*
- masculine singular - 'word/matter/thing'
- *qāraʿ*
- Qal perfect 1st singular - 'I tore'
- *beged*
- masculine singular with 1st person suffix - 'my garment'
- *mǝʿîl*
- masculine singular with 1st person suffix - 'my robe'
- *māraṭ*
- Qal imperfect 1st singular with conversive waw - 'and I pulled out'
- *śēʿār*
- masculine singular - 'hair'
- *rōʾš*
- masculine singular with 1st person suffix - 'my head'
- *zāqān*
- masculine singular with 1st person suffix - 'my beard'
- *yāšab*
- Qal imperfect 1st singular with conversive waw - 'and I sat'
- *šāmēm*
- Polel participle masculine singular - 'appalled/stunned/desolate'