- *lāmmâ*
- interrogative adverb - why
- *tišgeh*
- verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - be intoxicated/infatuated
- *bĕnî*
- noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my son
- *zārâ*
- adjective, feminine singular - strange/foreign woman
- *tĕḥabbēq*
- verb, piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - embrace
- *ḥēq*
- noun, masculine singular construct - bosom of
- *nokrîyyâ*
- adjective, feminine singular - strange/foreign woman