From 0bbf9a6f50031375094c5f47517b9273e1c2c57e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Bowman Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2016 13:05:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 01/13] Update 'content/stem_piel/01.md' --- content/stem_piel/01.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/stem_piel/01.md b/content/stem_piel/01.md index 7c009f5..a4f467a 100644 --- a/content/stem_piel/01.md +++ b/content/stem_piel/01.md @@ -1 +1,3 @@ # stem_piel Glossary +1. Piel generally describes a simple action, but can also strengthen or repeat the action. +2. The verb often comes from a noun with a similar definition. \ No newline at end of file From ce915763604401279142ddf48e318d0f99d28a81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Bowman Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2016 21:00:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 02/13] Update 'content/stem_piel/02.md' --- content/stem_piel/02.md | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/stem_piel/02.md b/content/stem_piel/02.md index b511db1..e94bebb 100644 --- a/content/stem_piel/02.md +++ b/content/stem_piel/02.md @@ -1 +1,33 @@ # stem_piel Article +Form-- +Piel verbs have a doubled middle radical of the root, and it shows this with a dagesh in strong verbs. The dagesh is not there for weak or guttural middle radicals, nor when there is a shwa under it. + +Piel perfect verbs usually have hireq in the first syllable. +Piel imperfect vowels follow this pattern: shwa, pataq, sere +ֵ -ַ -ְ + +Meaning-- +Piel has many possible meanings. The main meaning is that it causes a state (not an action). + +1. Piel generally describes a simple action, but it may may strengthen or repeat that action. +Qal verbs that are intransitive may become transitive in Piel. + +* חלה means “to be sick” in Qal, but means “to make sick” in Piel. Deut 29:21. In Piel it requires an object. + +* כּתב means “to write” in Qal, but means “to be a scribe” in Piel. Jer 36:18 describes writing on one scroll, but Isa 10:1 describes scribes writing. + + +2. Piel verbs often come from a noun with a similar definition. +* כהן is a noun that means “priest,” but the verb in Exod 40:13 means “to serve as a priest.” + +* בכר is a noun that means “firstborn,” but the verb in Ezek 47:12 means “to bear early fruit.” + + +3. Qal shows the verb in progress, but Piel shows the end result. +* חלק means “to apportion” in Qal. In Josh 14:5 the Israelites were in the process of apportioning the land. It means “to complete apportioning” in Piel. In Josh 19:51 the Israelites completed apportioning the land. + +4. Piel can be a metaphorical meaning of the Qal. +* אזרה means “scatter.” In Ezek 5:2 hair is scattered literally, but in Ezek 5:12 people are scattered to the winds. + +5. Piel can also invert the normal meaning of the Qal verb. +* חטא means “to sin” in Qal. But in Num 19:19 the Piel describes a clean person “removing sin” from an unclean person. \ No newline at end of file From 6d8c07f79ce035fcf9a43ed6d98e8a78836ef67c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Bowman Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 03:55:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 03/13] Update 'content/adjective/01.md' --- content/adjective/01.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/adjective/01.md b/content/adjective/01.md index 71bfcd0..8c0bbc0 100644 --- a/content/adjective/01.md +++ b/content/adjective/01.md @@ -1 +1,3 @@ # adjective Glossary +An adjective describes a noun. It can describe an attribute without a verb, describe a noun with a linking verb, or act as a noun when one is not there. + From 2a3d4293e3603685de49202f1d5d0f5663f38eac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Bowman Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 13:24:11 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 04/13] Update 'content/adjective/02.md' --- content/adjective/02.md | 61 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 61 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/adjective/02.md b/content/adjective/02.md index b90575e..43f0224 100644 --- a/content/adjective/02.md +++ b/content/adjective/02.md @@ -1 +1,62 @@ # adjective Article +An adjective describes a noun. It can describe an attribute without a verb, describe a noun with a linking verb, or act as a noun when one is not there. + + +Adjectives always match the noun they describe in gender and number. Because the gender of some nouns does not match their form, the adjective matches the gender of the noun, not its form. If the noun is dual, the adjective will be plural. If a noun is collective or if a plural noun refers to one person, the adjective may match the implied number rather than the form. + +1. The adjective describes an attribute if +-the adjective and the noun are both definite or both indefinite +-the adjective comes after the noun + +1 Sam 18:17 +בתּי הגּדולה “my daughter the older” = “my older daughter” + +2. The adjective is connected to a noun with a linking verb if +-the adjective is indefinite + +2 Sam 14:20 +ואדני חכם "and my lord wise” = “and my lord is wise” + +Therefore, if the adjective is indefinite and comes after the noun, it is not clear if it describes and attribute or is connected to a noun with a linking verb. + +3. If there is no noun, the adjective acts like one. +Psalm 3:2 +עלי קמים רבים “many are rising up against me” = “many people are rising up against me” + +4. Compare 2 nouns +To compare two nouns, מן is used. It can mean “more.” +Judges 14:18 +מה-מּתוק מדּבשׁ, ומה עז מארי “What sweet than honey, and what strong than lion” = “What is sweeter than honey, and what is stronger than a lion” + +5. Compare 3 or more nouns +-definite +1 Sam 16:11 +הקּטן "the young” = “the youngest” + +-if the next word has the prefix ב followed by a plural noun +Song 1:8 +היּפה בּנּשׁים "the fair among women” = “the fairest among women” + +-if the noun is in construct. Often the noun may be repeated, first as single, then plural. +Exod 26:33 +קדשׁ הקּדשׁים "holy of the holy” = “the holiest place” + +The noun may also have a pronominal suffix +Mi 7:4 +טובם "their good” = “the best of them” + + +-divine epithet +Jon 3:3 + עיר-גּדולה לאלהים "a city great to Elohim” = “a very great city” + +- מן כל +מן compares two things, but מן כל compares many +Gen 3:1 + והנּחשׁ היה ערום מכּל חיּת השּׂדה = “the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals of the field” + +מאד = “very” when it follows an adjective +Gen 1:31 +והנּה-טוב מאד + + From 58a4704995613fc8b6ed367cb02e0232b5b5cf6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Bowman Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 01:49:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 05/13] Update 'content/adjective/02.md' --- content/adjective/02.md | 39 ++++++++++++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/adjective/02.md b/content/adjective/02.md index 43f0224..6082eba 100644 --- a/content/adjective/02.md +++ b/content/adjective/02.md @@ -1,17 +1,16 @@ # adjective Article An adjective describes a noun. It can describe an attribute without a verb, describe a noun with a linking verb, or act as a noun when one is not there. - Adjectives always match the noun they describe in gender and number. Because the gender of some nouns does not match their form, the adjective matches the gender of the noun, not its form. If the noun is dual, the adjective will be plural. If a noun is collective or if a plural noun refers to one person, the adjective may match the implied number rather than the form. -1. The adjective describes an attribute if +## 1. The adjective describes an attribute if -the adjective and the noun are both definite or both indefinite -the adjective comes after the noun 1 Sam 18:17 -בתּי הגּדולה “my daughter the older” = “my older daughter” +בתי הגדולה “my daughter the older” = “my older daughter” -2. The adjective is connected to a noun with a linking verb if +## 2. The adjective is connected to a noun with a linking verb if -the adjective is indefinite 2 Sam 14:20 @@ -19,44 +18,42 @@ Adjectives always match the noun they describe in gender and number. Because the Therefore, if the adjective is indefinite and comes after the noun, it is not clear if it describes and attribute or is connected to a noun with a linking verb. -3. If there is no noun, the adjective acts like one. +## 3. If there is no noun, the adjective acts like one. Psalm 3:2 עלי קמים רבים “many are rising up against me” = “many people are rising up against me” -4. Compare 2 nouns +## 4. Compare 2 nouns To compare two nouns, מן is used. It can mean “more.” Judges 14:18 -מה-מּתוק מדּבשׁ, ומה עז מארי “What sweet than honey, and what strong than lion” = “What is sweeter than honey, and what is stronger than a lion” +מה-מתוק מדבשׁ ומה עז מארי “What sweet than honey, and what strong than lion” = “What is sweeter than honey, and what is stronger than a lion” -5. Compare 3 or more nouns +## 5. Compare 3 or more nouns -definite 1 Sam 16:11 -הקּטן "the young” = “the youngest” +הקטן "the young” = “the youngest” -if the next word has the prefix ב followed by a plural noun Song 1:8 -היּפה בּנּשׁים "the fair among women” = “the fairest among women” +היפה בנשׁים "the fair among women” = “the fairest among women” -if the noun is in construct. Often the noun may be repeated, first as single, then plural. Exod 26:33 -קדשׁ הקּדשׁים "holy of the holy” = “the holiest place” +קדשׁ הקדשׁים "holy of the holy” = “the holiest place” -The noun may also have a pronominal suffix +## The noun may also have a pronominal suffix Mi 7:4 טובם "their good” = “the best of them” - --divine epithet +## Divine epithet Jon 3:3 - עיר-גּדולה לאלהים "a city great to Elohim” = “a very great city” + עיר-גדולה לאלהים "a city great to Elohim” = “a very great city” -- מן כל +## מן כל מן compares two things, but מן כל compares many Gen 3:1 - והנּחשׁ היה ערום מכּל חיּת השּׂדה = “the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals of the field” + והנחשׁ היה ערום מכל חיּת השּׂדה = “the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals of the field” -מאד = “very” when it follows an adjective +## מאד += “very” when it follows an adjective Gen 1:31 -והנּה-טוב מאד - - +והנה-טוב מאד \ No newline at end of file From a5217cbd393f04c6a0b265b1bcfe829cdebe18a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Bowman Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 01:50:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 06/13] Update 'content/adjective/02.md' --- content/adjective/02.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/adjective/02.md b/content/adjective/02.md index 6082eba..c5d9c20 100644 --- a/content/adjective/02.md +++ b/content/adjective/02.md @@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ Mi 7:4 טובם "their good” = “the best of them” ## Divine epithet -Jon 3:3 - עיר-גדולה לאלהים "a city great to Elohim” = “a very great city” +Jon 3:3 +עיר-גדולה לאלהים "a city great to Elohim” = “a very great city” ## מן כל מן compares two things, but מן כל compares many Gen 3:1 - והנחשׁ היה ערום מכל חיּת השּׂדה = “the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals of the field” +והנחשׁ היה ערום מכל חיּת השּׂדה = “the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals of the field” ## מאד = “very” when it follows an adjective From 8cd0133d6f9f45e8918104a4b5745518fbc2de40 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Bowman Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 01:52:32 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 07/13] Update 'content/adjective/02.md' --- content/adjective/02.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/adjective/02.md b/content/adjective/02.md index c5d9c20..2ca2b9d 100644 --- a/content/adjective/02.md +++ b/content/adjective/02.md @@ -5,55 +5,73 @@ Adjectives always match the noun they describe in gender and number. Because the ## 1. The adjective describes an attribute if -the adjective and the noun are both definite or both indefinite + -the adjective comes after the noun 1 Sam 18:17 + בתי הגדולה “my daughter the older” = “my older daughter” ## 2. The adjective is connected to a noun with a linking verb if -the adjective is indefinite 2 Sam 14:20 + ואדני חכם "and my lord wise” = “and my lord is wise” Therefore, if the adjective is indefinite and comes after the noun, it is not clear if it describes and attribute or is connected to a noun with a linking verb. ## 3. If there is no noun, the adjective acts like one. Psalm 3:2 + עלי קמים רבים “many are rising up against me” = “many people are rising up against me” ## 4. Compare 2 nouns To compare two nouns, מן is used. It can mean “more.” + Judges 14:18 + מה-מתוק מדבשׁ ומה עז מארי “What sweet than honey, and what strong than lion” = “What is sweeter than honey, and what is stronger than a lion” ## 5. Compare 3 or more nouns -definite + 1 Sam 16:11 + הקטן "the young” = “the youngest” -if the next word has the prefix ב followed by a plural noun + Song 1:8 + היפה בנשׁים "the fair among women” = “the fairest among women” -if the noun is in construct. Often the noun may be repeated, first as single, then plural. + Exod 26:33 + קדשׁ הקדשׁים "holy of the holy” = “the holiest place” ## The noun may also have a pronominal suffix Mi 7:4 + טובם "their good” = “the best of them” ## Divine epithet Jon 3:3 + עיר-גדולה לאלהים "a city great to Elohim” = “a very great city” ## מן כל מן compares two things, but מן כל compares many + Gen 3:1 + והנחשׁ היה ערום מכל חיּת השּׂדה = “the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals of the field” ## מאד = “very” when it follows an adjective + Gen 1:31 + והנה-טוב מאד \ No newline at end of file From 97516eda45f2f0d749e107880873a5693b52937d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Bowman Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2016 02:58:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 08/13] Update 'content/stem_piel/02.md' --- content/stem_piel/02.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/stem_piel/02.md b/content/stem_piel/02.md index e94bebb..6f9ec62 100644 --- a/content/stem_piel/02.md +++ b/content/stem_piel/02.md @@ -9,25 +9,25 @@ Piel imperfect vowels follow this pattern: shwa, pataq, sere Meaning-- Piel has many possible meanings. The main meaning is that it causes a state (not an action). -1. Piel generally describes a simple action, but it may may strengthen or repeat that action. +## 1. Piel generally describes a simple action, but it may may strengthen or repeat that action. Qal verbs that are intransitive may become transitive in Piel. * חלה means “to be sick” in Qal, but means “to make sick” in Piel. Deut 29:21. In Piel it requires an object. -* כּתב means “to write” in Qal, but means “to be a scribe” in Piel. Jer 36:18 describes writing on one scroll, but Isa 10:1 describes scribes writing. +* כתב means “to write” in Qal, but means “to be a scribe” in Piel. Jer 36:18 describes writing on one scroll, but Isa 10:1 describes scribes writing. -2. Piel verbs often come from a noun with a similar definition. +## 2. Piel verbs often come from a noun with a similar definition. * כהן is a noun that means “priest,” but the verb in Exod 40:13 means “to serve as a priest.” * בכר is a noun that means “firstborn,” but the verb in Ezek 47:12 means “to bear early fruit.” -3. Qal shows the verb in progress, but Piel shows the end result. +## 3. Qal shows the verb in progress, but Piel shows the end result. * חלק means “to apportion” in Qal. In Josh 14:5 the Israelites were in the process of apportioning the land. It means “to complete apportioning” in Piel. In Josh 19:51 the Israelites completed apportioning the land. -4. Piel can be a metaphorical meaning of the Qal. +## 4. Piel can be a metaphorical meaning of the Qal. * אזרה means “scatter.” In Ezek 5:2 hair is scattered literally, but in Ezek 5:12 people are scattered to the winds. -5. Piel can also invert the normal meaning of the Qal verb. +## 5. Piel can also invert the normal meaning of the Qal verb. * חטא means “to sin” in Qal. But in Num 19:19 the Piel describes a clean person “removing sin” from an unclean person. \ No newline at end of file From 71b76e21180f56b72f8f30f041a783dd4814af10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Bowman Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2016 00:12:16 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 09/13] Update 'content/adjective_cardinal_number/01.md' --- content/adjective_cardinal_number/01.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/content/adjective_cardinal_number/01.md b/content/adjective_cardinal_number/01.md index 871e0ad..1c20a52 100644 --- a/content/adjective_cardinal_number/01.md +++ b/content/adjective_cardinal_number/01.md @@ -1 +1,2 @@ # adjective_cardinal_number Glossary +Hebrew has two sets of numbers: cardinal and ordinal. Cardinal numbers describe how many of the nouns there are. The gender of cardinal numbers is based on (but does not always match) its noun. \ No newline at end of file From 4cecbe39c6a8652e9d7f06ae94543dd0c67d1ec1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Bowman Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2016 00:21:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 10/13] Update 'content/adjective_cardinal_number/02.md' --- content/adjective_cardinal_number/02.md | 77 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 77 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/adjective_cardinal_number/02.md b/content/adjective_cardinal_number/02.md index 7388499..05d7a96 100644 --- a/content/adjective_cardinal_number/02.md +++ b/content/adjective_cardinal_number/02.md @@ -1 +1,78 @@ # adjective_cardinal_number Article + +Hebrew has two sets of numbers: cardinal and ordinal. Cardinal numbers describe how many of the nouns there are. The gender of cardinal numbers I based on (but does not always match) its noun. + + +## One +### Attributive +The Hebrew “one” is usually an attributive adjective. This means if it follows its noun, it matches its gender and definiteness. + +Judg 18:19 +איש אחד “man one” = one man + +Sometimes it has no article, even though its noun has one. +1 Sam 13:17 +הראש אחד “the band one” = “the one band” + +### Substantive +“One” can also be substantive. This means it acts like a noun when there is no noun. + + + + +## Two +The Hebrew “two” is substantive. It matches the gender of its noun. It will precede a noun if the number is in construct. +1 Chron 4:5 +שתי נשים “two women” + +In construct it can have a suffixed pronoun +Gen 3:7 +שניהם “two of them” + +Otherwise, it can be in the absolute form in apposition to its noun. + + + + +## Three through ten +Three through ten use the opposite gender of their noun. (For example, feminine nouns use a masculine form of the number.) +They also appear to be singular even though their nouns are plural. +They will precede a noun if the number is in construct. Otherwise, they can be in the absolute form in apposition to their noun. These also usually precede the noun. + +Job 1:2 +שבעה בנים ושלוש בנות +“seven sons and three daughters” + +Exceptions: In Gen 7:13, 1 Sam 10:3, and Job 1:4 the numbers match the gender of their nouns, and thus do not follow the rule about gender. + + + +## 11-19 and multiples of ten + +11-19 and multiples of ten usually precede the noun and are in apposition. If the number precedes the noun, the noun is plural except for common nouns such as יום ,נפש ,איש . + +The word for “ten” matches the gender of the noun, but the word for the digit is the opposite gender. +II Sam 9:10 +חמשה עשר בנים +“five (feminine) ten (masculine) sons (masculine)” = “fifteen sons” + +To show definiteness, the article may be prefixed to either the number or the noun. +Josh 4:4 +שנים העשר +“twelve the men” = “the twelve men” + + + +## Multiples of ten plus units + +Multiples of ten plus units follow plural nouns or precede singular nouns. +Gen 5:20 +שתים וששים שנה +“sixty (plural) and two (plural) year (singular)” + +Dan 9:26 +ואחרי השבעים ששים ושנים +“and after the weeks (plural) sixty (plural) and two (plural)” + +To show definiteness, the article may be prefixed to either the number or the noun. + From 95b425d6957de265bdbec2b3616245ddb3bfcaff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Bowman Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2016 01:34:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 11/13] Update 'content/adjective/02.md' --- content/adjective/02.md | 24 +++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/adjective/02.md b/content/adjective/02.md index 2ca2b9d..f1ca9d4 100644 --- a/content/adjective/02.md +++ b/content/adjective/02.md @@ -1,6 +1,4 @@ # adjective Article -An adjective describes a noun. It can describe an attribute without a verb, describe a noun with a linking verb, or act as a noun when one is not there. - Adjectives always match the noun they describe in gender and number. Because the gender of some nouns does not match their form, the adjective matches the gender of the noun, not its form. If the noun is dual, the adjective will be plural. If a noun is collective or if a plural noun refers to one person, the adjective may match the implied number rather than the form. ## 1. The adjective describes an attribute if @@ -8,70 +6,70 @@ Adjectives always match the noun they describe in gender and number. Because the -the adjective comes after the noun -1 Sam 18:17 +1SA 18:17 בתי הגדולה “my daughter the older” = “my older daughter” ## 2. The adjective is connected to a noun with a linking verb if -the adjective is indefinite -2 Sam 14:20 +2SA 14:20 ואדני חכם "and my lord wise” = “and my lord is wise” Therefore, if the adjective is indefinite and comes after the noun, it is not clear if it describes and attribute or is connected to a noun with a linking verb. ## 3. If there is no noun, the adjective acts like one. -Psalm 3:2 +PSA 3:2 עלי קמים רבים “many are rising up against me” = “many people are rising up against me” ## 4. Compare 2 nouns To compare two nouns, מן is used. It can mean “more.” -Judges 14:18 +JDG 14:18 מה-מתוק מדבשׁ ומה עז מארי “What sweet than honey, and what strong than lion” = “What is sweeter than honey, and what is stronger than a lion” ## 5. Compare 3 or more nouns -definite -1 Sam 16:11 +1SA 16:11 הקטן "the young” = “the youngest” -if the next word has the prefix ב followed by a plural noun -Song 1:8 +SNG 1:8 היפה בנשׁים "the fair among women” = “the fairest among women” -if the noun is in construct. Often the noun may be repeated, first as single, then plural. -Exod 26:33 +EXO 26:33 קדשׁ הקדשׁים "holy of the holy” = “the holiest place” ## The noun may also have a pronominal suffix -Mi 7:4 +MIC 7:4 טובם "their good” = “the best of them” ## Divine epithet -Jon 3:3 +JON 3:3 עיר-גדולה לאלהים "a city great to Elohim” = “a very great city” ## מן כל מן compares two things, but מן כל compares many -Gen 3:1 +GEN 3:1 והנחשׁ היה ערום מכל חיּת השּׂדה = “the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals of the field” ## מאד = “very” when it follows an adjective -Gen 1:31 +GEN 1:31 והנה-טוב מאד \ No newline at end of file From 811310b3236fd0ae846f9d98afe4e40e85df8548 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Bowman Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2016 01:48:26 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 12/13] Update 'content/adjective_cardinal_number/02.md' --- content/adjective_cardinal_number/02.md | 21 +++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/adjective_cardinal_number/02.md b/content/adjective_cardinal_number/02.md index 05d7a96..f45f7c2 100644 --- a/content/adjective_cardinal_number/02.md +++ b/content/adjective_cardinal_number/02.md @@ -1,17 +1,14 @@ # adjective_cardinal_number Article -Hebrew has two sets of numbers: cardinal and ordinal. Cardinal numbers describe how many of the nouns there are. The gender of cardinal numbers I based on (but does not always match) its noun. - - ## One ### Attributive The Hebrew “one” is usually an attributive adjective. This means if it follows its noun, it matches its gender and definiteness. -Judg 18:19 +JDG 18:19 איש אחד “man one” = one man Sometimes it has no article, even though its noun has one. -1 Sam 13:17 +1SA 13:17 הראש אחד “the band one” = “the one band” ### Substantive @@ -22,11 +19,11 @@ Sometimes it has no article, even though its noun has one. ## Two The Hebrew “two” is substantive. It matches the gender of its noun. It will precede a noun if the number is in construct. -1 Chron 4:5 +1CH 4:5 שתי נשים “two women” In construct it can have a suffixed pronoun -Gen 3:7 +GEN 3:7 שניהם “two of them” Otherwise, it can be in the absolute form in apposition to its noun. @@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ Three through ten use the opposite gender of their noun. (For example, feminine They also appear to be singular even though their nouns are plural. They will precede a noun if the number is in construct. Otherwise, they can be in the absolute form in apposition to their noun. These also usually precede the noun. -Job 1:2 +JOB 1:2 שבעה בנים ושלוש בנות “seven sons and three daughters” @@ -52,12 +49,12 @@ Exceptions: In Gen 7:13, 1 Sam 10:3, and Job 1:4 the numbers match the gender of 11-19 and multiples of ten usually precede the noun and are in apposition. If the number precedes the noun, the noun is plural except for common nouns such as יום ,נפש ,איש . The word for “ten” matches the gender of the noun, but the word for the digit is the opposite gender. -II Sam 9:10 +2SA 9:10 חמשה עשר בנים “five (feminine) ten (masculine) sons (masculine)” = “fifteen sons” To show definiteness, the article may be prefixed to either the number or the noun. -Josh 4:4 +JOS 4:4 שנים העשר “twelve the men” = “the twelve men” @@ -66,11 +63,11 @@ Josh 4:4 ## Multiples of ten plus units Multiples of ten plus units follow plural nouns or precede singular nouns. -Gen 5:20 +GEN 5:20 שתים וששים שנה “sixty (plural) and two (plural) year (singular)” -Dan 9:26 +DAN 9:26 ואחרי השבעים ששים ושנים “and after the weeks (plural) sixty (plural) and two (plural)” From b53b83600a6ee7257d5d360bd067c6ab745679e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Bowman Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2016 01:53:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 13/13] Update 'content/adjective_ordinal_number/01.md' --- content/adjective_ordinal_number/01.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/content/adjective_ordinal_number/01.md b/content/adjective_ordinal_number/01.md index 9b0abf9..b877d24 100644 --- a/content/adjective_ordinal_number/01.md +++ b/content/adjective_ordinal_number/01.md @@ -1 +1,2 @@ # adjective_ordinal_number Glossary +Hebrew has two sets of numbers: cardinal and ordinal. Ordinal numbers describe the order of the nouns. First through tenth have unique words, but eleventh and higher use cardinal numbers.