- *wayyiqrəʾû*
- waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they called
- *šêm*
- noun, masculine singular construct - name of
- *hāʿîr*
- definite article + noun, feminine singular - the city
- *dān*
- proper noun - Dan
- *bəšêm*
- preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - by/with name of
- *ʾăbîhem*
- noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their father
- *ʾăšer*
- relative pronoun - who/which
- *yûllad*
- Pual perfect 3rd masculine singular - was born
- *ləyiśrāʾêl*
- preposition + proper noun - to Israel
- *wə-ʾûlām*
- conjunction + adverb - but/however
- *layiš*
- proper noun - Laish
- *šêm-hāʿîr*
- noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, feminine singular - name of the city
- *lāriʾšōnāh*
- preposition + definite article + adjective, feminine singular - at the first/formerly