- *wayehî*
- conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and it came to pass
- *kebôʾ*
- preposition + infinitive construct - when entered
- *ʾAbrām*
- proper noun - Abram
- *Miṣrāyemāh*
- proper noun + directional heh - to Egypt
- *wayyirʾû*
- conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they saw
- *hammiṣrîm*
- article + gentilic plural - the Egyptians
- *ʾet*
- direct object marker
- *hāʾiššāh*
- article + noun feminine singular - the woman
- *kî*
- conjunction - that
- *yāfāh*
- adjective feminine singular - beautiful
- *hîʾ*
- independent pronoun 3rd person feminine singular - she
- *meʾōd*
- adverb - very