- *wayyārîbû*
- 3rd masculine plural Qal imperfect waw-consecutive of ריב - and they quarreled
- *rōʿê*
- masculine plural construct of רעה - shepherds of
- *gərār*
- proper noun - Gerar
- *yiṣḥāq*
- proper noun - Isaac
- *ham-māyim*
- definite article + masculine plural noun - the water
- *wayyiqrāʾ*
- 3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect waw-consecutive of קרא - and he called
- *šēm*
- masculine singular construct - name of
- *hab-bəʾēr*
- definite article + feminine singular noun - the well
- *ʿēśeq*
- masculine singular noun - contention
- *hitʿaśśəqû*
- 3rd plural Hithpael perfect of עשק - they contended