- *ʿeśrîm*
- cardinal number - twenty
- *ʾarbāʿāh*
- cardinal number, feminine - four
- *hattəšîʿî*
- definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular - the ninth [month]
- *šənat*
- construct noun, feminine singular - year of
- *šəttayim*
- cardinal number, feminine - two
- *dārəyāweš*
- proper name - Darius
- *hāyāh*
- verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/happened/came
- *dəbar*
- construct noun, masculine singular - word of
- *YHWH*
- divine name - Yahweh/the LORD
- *Ḥaggay*
- proper name - Haggai
- *hannābîʾ*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - the prophet
- *lēʾmōr*
- preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying