- *nišbərāh*
- Niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - is broken down
- *qiryat*
- common noun, feminine singular construct - city of
- *tōhû*
- common noun, masculine singular - emptiness/chaos
- *suggar*
- Pual perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is shut up
- *bayit*
- common noun, masculine singular - house
- *bôʾ*
- Qal infinitive construct with preposition מ - from entering