- *ʾăpāpûnî*
- qal perfect, 3rd person common plural with 1st person singular suffix - they engulfed me
- *mayim*
- masculine plural noun - waters
- *ʿad*
- preposition - up to/as far as
- *nepeš*
- feminine singular noun - soul/life/breath
- *tĕhôm*
- feminine singular noun - deep/abyss/depth
- *yĕsōbĕbēnî*
- poel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - surrounded me
- *sûp*
- masculine singular noun - seaweed/reed
- *ḥābûš*
- qal passive participle, masculine singular - bound/wrapped
- *lĕrōʾšî*
- preposition + masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - to my head