- *wayyāšāb*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he returned
- *Yehûdāh*
- proper noun, masculine - Judah
- *wayyōʾmer*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *məṣāʾtîhā*
- qal perfect, 1st common singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - I found her
- *ʾanšê*
- noun, masculine plural construct - men of
- *hammāqôm*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the place
- *ʾāmərû*
- qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they said
- *hāyətāh*
- qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she was
- *qədēšāh*
- noun, feminine singular - cult prostitute