- *wayehî*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he was
- *ʿĒr*
- proper noun, masculine - Er
- *bəḵôr*
- noun, masculine singular construct - firstborn of
- *Yehûdāh*
- proper noun, masculine - Judah
- *raʿ*
- adjective, masculine singular - evil/wicked
- *bəʿênê*
- preposition + noun, feminine dual construct - in the eyes of
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
- *wayemitēhû*
- waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he put him to death