From 81f5281e392c477fe2ba6e8f30c56456539608be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Joel D. Ruark" Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 09:18:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Joel's edits to UHG v.1 (#433) --- content/preposition.rst | 39 ++++++++++++++++++------ content/preposition_definite_article.rst | 10 ++++-- 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/preposition.rst b/content/preposition.rst index 7b92364..548a96a 100644 --- a/content/preposition.rst +++ b/content/preposition.rst @@ -54,12 +54,13 @@ Form Types ----- -In Biblical Hebrew, there are 11 general types of prepositions: spatial; temporal; locative; directional; instrumental; -causal; explanatory; correlative (the primary use of כְּ); comparative (a common use of מִן); -indirect object (a common use of לְ); and direct object (a rare use of לְ). +In Biblical Hebrew, there are 11 general types of prepositions: indirect object; spatial; locative; temporal; instrumental; +correlative; comparative; directional; causal; explanatory; and direct object. However, this are also other types of prepositions in Biblical Hebrew. The specific meanings of individual prepositions can be found in a dictionary or lexicon. - + +.. _preposition-ind-obj: + Indirect Object ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ When used in this way, the preposition is usually transated into English with "t And-she-said the-woman **to** _the-serpent The woman said **to** the serpent +.. _preposition-spatial: + Spatial ~~~~~~~ @@ -100,6 +103,8 @@ This is a common use of the preposition בְּ. and-spirit-of God hovering **over**\ \_face-of the-waters The Spirit of God was moving **above** the surface of the waters. +.. _preposition-locative: + Locative ~~~~~~~~ @@ -120,6 +125,8 @@ This is a common use of the prepositions אֶל and מִן. And-he-sent-him-away Yahweh God **from**-the-garden-of_Eden Therefore Yahweh God sent him out **from** the garden of Eden +.. _preposition-temporal: + Temporal ~~~~~~~~ @@ -140,6 +147,8 @@ This is a common use of the preposition בְּ. **until** you-return to_the-ground **until** you return to the ground +.. _preposition-instrumental: + Instrumental ~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -153,12 +162,14 @@ This is a common use of the preposition בְּ. **By**-sweat-of your-face you-will-eat break **By** the sweat of your face you will eat bread -.. csv-table:: Gen 4:1 –– with the independent preposition ? +.. csv-table:: GEN 4:1 –– with the independent preposition ? וַתֹּ֕אמֶר קָנִ֥יתִי אִ֖ישׁ אֶת־יְהוָֽה insert transliteration And-she-said I-acquired man **with**\_Yahweh - She said "I have produced a man **with** Yahweh's help." + She said "I have produced a man **with** Yahweh's help. + +.. _preposition-correlative: Correlative ~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -166,7 +177,7 @@ Correlative Correlative prepositions are translated into English with terms such as "like", "as", "according to", etc. This is the primary use of the preposition כְּ. -.. csv-table:: Gen 4:17 –– with the prefixed preposition כְּ +.. csv-table:: GEN 4:17 –– with the prefixed preposition כְּ וַיִּקְרָא֙ שֵׁ֣ם הָעִ֔יר כְּשֵׁ֖ם בְּנ֥וֹ חֲנֽוֹךְ insert transliteration @@ -180,6 +191,8 @@ This is the primary use of the preposition כְּ. And-he-went Abram **as**-what he-had-spoken to-him Yahweh So Abram went **as** Yahweh had told him to do +.. _preposition-comparative: + Comparative ~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -200,13 +213,15 @@ This is a common use of the preposition מִן. And-serpent he-was shrewd **from**-all-of animals-of the-field Now the serpent was **more** shrewd **than** any other beast of the field +.. _preposition-directional: + Directional ~~~~~~~~~~~ Directional prepositions are translated into English with terms such as "to", "toward", etc. This is a common use of the preposition לְ. -.. csv-table:: GEN 18:16 –– with the prefixed preposition בְּ +.. csv-table:: ISA 51:6 –– with the prefixed preposition לְ שְׂאוּ֩ לַשָּׁמַ֨יִם עֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם insert transliteration @@ -220,6 +235,8 @@ This is a common use of the preposition לְ. And-they-looked **on**\_face-of Sodom and looked down **toward** Sodom +.. _preposition-causal: + Causal ~~~~~~ @@ -240,6 +257,8 @@ This is a secondary use of the prepositions לְ and עַל. Lest_they-kill-me men-of the-place **because-of**\_Rebekah The men of this place will kill me **to get** Rebekah +.. _preposition-explanatory: + Explanatory ~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -260,13 +279,15 @@ This is a common use of the preposition לְ. And-I-took [dir.obj]-her to-me **as**-wife I took her to be my wife +.. _preposition-dir-obj: + Direct Object ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A rare use of the preposition לְ is to indicate the direct object of the verb. When used in this way, the preposition is almost always left untranslated in English. -.. csv-table:: 1 Chr 29:22 +.. csv-table:: 1 CHR 29:22 וַיַּמְלִ֤יכוּ שֵׁנִית֙ לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בֶן־דָּוִ֔יד insert transliteration diff --git a/content/preposition_definite_article.rst b/content/preposition_definite_article.rst index c6c5e79..40d38a4 100644 --- a/content/preposition_definite_article.rst +++ b/content/preposition_definite_article.rst @@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ A preposition introduces a phrase that describes another word/concept within a s However, like :ref:`adverbs` and :ref:`particles`, sometimes a prepositional phrase can describe the sentence as a whole. In Biblical Hebrew, prepositions can also be used with an infinitive construct verb to show its relationship to the main verb of a sentence. -.. note:: When a word contains both a prefixed preposition and a :ref:`definite article`, -the ה consonant of the definite article disappears and the shewa under the preposition lengthens, +.. note:: When a word contains both a prefixed preposition and a :ref:`definite article`, the ה consonant of the definite article disappears and the shewa under the preposition lengthens, usually either to a pathah vowel or a qamets vowel. Article @@ -44,6 +43,13 @@ prepositions are listed in the article on :ref:`infinitive construct`; +:ref:`spatial`; :ref:`locative`; :ref:`temporal`; +:ref:`instrumental`; :ref:`correlative`; :ref:`comparative`; +:ref:`directional`; :ref:`causal`; :ref:`explanatory`; +and :ref:`direct object`. However, this are also other types of prepositions in Biblical Hebrew. +The specific meanings of individual prepositions can be found in a dictionary or lexicon. + Form ----