- *ʿîr*
- feminine singular noun with definite article - the city
- *raḥăbat yādayim*
- adjective feminine singular construct + dual noun - wide/broad of hands/spaces
- *gədôlâ*
- adjective feminine singular - large/great
- *ʿām*
- masculine singular noun with definite article - the people
- *məʿaṭ*
- adjective masculine singular - few/small
- *tôkāh*
- masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - its midst
- *ʾên*
- particle of negation - there were not
- *bāttîm*
- masculine plural noun - houses
- *bənûyîm*
- qal passive participle masculine plural - built