- *ʾim-*
- conjunction - if
- *yaʿăleh*
- qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it ascends/goes up
- *la-šāmayim*
- preposition with definite article and noun, masculine plural - to the heavens
- *śîʾô*
- noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his height/exaltation
- *wĕ-*
- conjunction - and
- *rōʾšô*
- noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his head
- *lā-ʿāb*
- preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - to the cloud
- *yaggîaʿ*
- hifil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it reaches/touches