Joel's edits to UHG v.1 (#363)
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.. _adjective-attributive:
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Describes a noun
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describes a noun
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The most common use of adjectives in Biblical Hebrew is to describe a noun. There are two kinds of adjective that function in this way, attributive adjectves and predicative adjectives. In almost all
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instances, an attributive adjective immediately follows the noun that it
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.. _adjective-predicative:
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Predicative adjectives are adjectives that describe nouns using
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:ref:`verb-linking-verbs`.
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Often the linking verb is not present in the Hebrew text and must be
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Predicative adjectives are adjectives that describe nouns using a
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:ref:`verb-linking`
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verb. Often the linking verb is not present in the Hebrew text and must be
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supplied when translating into English. Like attributive adjectives, a predicative adjective usually has the same form as the noun it
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describes in both gender (masculine/feminine) and number
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(singular/plural). Unlike attributive adjectives, however, a predicative
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Participles in Biblical Hebrew are non-finite verbal forms that can change form based on :ref:`stem`
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formations (like verbs), person and gender (like both
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Participles in Biblical Hebrew are :ref:`verb-non-finite` verbal forms that can change form based on :ref:`stem`
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formation (like verbs), person and gender (like both
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:ref:`adjective`\s and :ref:`noun`\s),
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and state (like nouns, i.e.
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:ref:`state_absolute` or the :ref:`state_construct`).
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state and definiteness (like nouns).
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Participles are very flexible in their grammatical use and can function
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as a verbal complement, :ref:`verb-finite-verbs`, an :ref:`adjective`,
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as a verbal complement, a :ref:`verb-finite` verb, an :ref:`adjective`,
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or a :ref:`noun`. In most cases, the context will clearly show how the
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participle is being used in the sentence. The meaning of a participle is
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usually clear, even in cases where its specific grammatical function cannot
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