- *wa-tiqqaḥ*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she took
- *Noʿŏmî*
- proper noun - Naomi
- *yeled*
- noun, masculine singular with definite article with direct object marker - the child
- *wa-təšîtēhû*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and she placed him
- *ḥêqāh*
- noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix with preposition - in her bosom
- *wa-təhî*
- conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she became
- *ʾōmenet*
- Qal participle, feminine singular with preposition - for a nurse