- *Wa-yarə*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and saw
- *yôšēḇ*
- qal participle, masculine singular construct - inhabitant of
- *hā-ʾāreṣ*
- definite article + feminine singular noun - the land
- *ha-kənaʿănî*
- definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Canaanite
- *hā-ʾēḇel*
- definite article + masculine singular noun - the mourning
- *gōren*
- masculine singular construct - threshing floor of
- *hā-ʾāṭāḏ*
- definite article + masculine singular noun - the bramble
- *wa-yōʾmrû*
- waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they said
- *ʾēḇel*
- masculine singular noun construct - mourning of
- *kāḇēḏ*
- adjective, masculine singular - heavy/severe
- *Miṣrayim*
- proper noun - Egypt/Egyptians
- *qārāʾ*
- qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he called
- *šəmāh*
- masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - its name
- *ʾĀḇēl*
- proper noun - Abel (meaning mourning)
- *ʿēḇer*
- masculine singular construct - region beyond
- *ha-yardēn*
- definite article + proper noun - the Jordan