- *wə-yiḇḥar*
- Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he chose
- *ʾeṯ-šēḇeṭ*
- direct object marker + tribe of - masculine singular construct
- *yəhûḏâ*
- Judah - proper noun
- *ʾeṯ-har*
- direct object marker + mountain of - masculine singular construct
- *ṣîyôn*
- Zion - proper noun
- *ʾăšer*
- which/that - relative pronoun
- *ʾāhēḇ*
- Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he loved