- *wayyiqqaḥ*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took
- *Yehûdāh*
- proper noun, masculine - Judah
- *ʾiššāh*
- noun, feminine singular - woman/wife
- *ʿĒr*
- proper noun, masculine - Er
- *bəḵôrô*
- noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his firstborn
- *šəmāh*
- noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her name
- *Tāmār*
- proper noun, feminine - Tamar