- *wayyēdaʿ*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he knew
- *ʾÔnān*
- proper noun, masculine - Onan
- *lōʾ*
- negative particle - not
- *yihyeh*
- qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would be
- *zāraʿ*
- noun, masculine singular + definite article - the offspring/seed
- *wəhāyāh*
- waw-consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/happened
- *bāʾ*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he went in
- *ʾēšet*
- noun, feminine singular construct - wife of
- *ʾāḥîw*
- noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother
- *wəšiḥēt*
- waw-consecutive + piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he ruined/destroyed
- *ʾarṣāh*
- noun, feminine singular + directional heh - to the ground
- *nətān*
- qal infinitive construct - giving
- *zeraʿ*
- noun, masculine singular - seed/offspring