- *ʾim*
- conditional particle - if
- *yazqîn*
- verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it grows old/becomes old
- *bāʾāreṣ*
- preposition + definite article + noun, feminine, singular - in the earth/ground
- *šāršô*
- noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - its root
- *ûbeʿāpār*
- conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun, masculine, singular - and in the dust
- *yāmût*
- verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it dies
- *gizʿô*
- noun, masculine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - its stump