- *ʾāmar*
- verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he said
- *YHWH*
- proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh
- *qôl*
- noun, masculine singular - voice/sound
- *Rāmâ*
- proper noun - Ramah
- *nišmāʿ*
- verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is heard
- *nəhî*
- noun, masculine singular - lamentation/wailing
- *bəkî*
- noun, masculine singular - weeping
- *tamrûrîm*
- noun, masculine plural - bitterness
- *Rāḥēl*
- proper noun - Rachel
- *məbakkâ*
- verb, piel participle, feminine singular - weeping
- *bānehā*
- noun, masculine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her sons
- *mēʾănâ*
- verb, piel perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she refuses
- *hinnāḥēm*
- verb, niphal infinitive construct - to be comforted
- *ʾênennû*
- particle of negation with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he is not