- *yābēš*
- qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'dries up'
- *ḥāṣîr*
- noun, masculine singular - 'grass'
- *nābēl*
- qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'withers'
- *ṣîṣ*
- noun, masculine singular - 'flower'
- *kî*
- conjunction - 'because/when'
- *rûaḥ*
- noun, feminine singular construct - 'breath/wind of'
- *YHWH*
- divine name - 'LORD'
- *nāšěbāh*
- qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'blows'
- *bô*
- preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'on it'
- *ʾākēn*
- adverb - 'surely/indeed'
- *hāʿām*
- definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the people'