- *wə-yiqqaḥ*
- conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he took
- *ʾabrām*
- proper noun - Abram
- *nāḥôr*
- proper noun - Nahor
- *nāšîm*
- noun feminine plural - wives
- *šēm*
- noun masculine singular construct - name of
- *ʾēšet*
- noun feminine singular construct - wife of
- *śārāy*
- proper noun - Sarai
- *milkâ*
- proper noun - Milcah
- *bat*
- noun feminine singular construct - daughter of
- *hārān*
- proper noun - Haran
- *ʾăbî*
- noun masculine singular construct - father of
- *yiskâ*
- proper noun - Iscah