From 2517beffa5698d183e33ad9a6c6c1d124b4233d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Joel D. Ruark" Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 13:19:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Draft cardinal number article --- content/adjective_cardinal_number.rst | 351 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 351 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/adjective_cardinal_number.rst diff --git a/content/adjective_cardinal_number.rst b/content/adjective_cardinal_number.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..82f8b07 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/adjective_cardinal_number.rst @@ -0,0 +1,351 @@ +:github_url: https://git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_uhg/src/branch/master/content/adjective_cardinal_number.rst + +.. _adjective_cardinal_number: + +Adjective Cardinal Number +========================= + +Summary +------- + +In Biblical Hebrew, cardinal numbers are used to describe quantity or to +express the name of a number itself ("one", "two", "three", etc.). + +Article +------- + +Biblical Hebrew does not contain numerals ("1", "2", "3", etc.) but +rather uses words to express numbers ("one", "two", "three", etc.). +There are two different kinds of numbers: cardinal numbers and :ref:`ordinal numbers`. +Cardinal numbers are used either to express the name of a number itself +or to express the quantity of a thing ("one", "two", "three", etc.). + +Cardinal numbers function as :ref:`attributive adjectives`, +but they do not always follow the same grammatical rules. They may +appear either before or after the noun they describe, and they may not +always have the same grammatical form (gender, number, :ref:`definiteness`) as +the noun they describe. As with other adjectives in Biblical Hebrew, a +cardinal number can function as a noun and can appear in either the :ref:`absolute` +the :ref:`construct` state. + +.. note:: Sometimes a cardinal form ("one", "two", "three", etc.) is used, + but an ordinal meaning ("first", "second", "third", etc.) is clearly + indicated from the context. + +"One" +----- + +.. csv-table:: "One" Paradigm + + Form,Hebrew,Transliteration,Gloss + masculine singular absolute,אֶחָד,'ehad,one + masculine singular construct,אַחַד,'ahad,one of + feminine singular absolute,אַחַת,'ahath,one + feminine singular construct,אַחַת,'ahath,one of + +.. csv-table:: Example: JDG 18:19 + + אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֔ד + 'ish **'ehad** + man **one** + **one** man + +.. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 13:17 + + הָרֹ֨אשׁ אֶחָ֥ד + harosh **'ehad** + The-group **one** + **One** group + +The following example is a cardinal number functioning as a noun. + +.. csv-table:: Example: GEN 19:9 + + הָאֶחָ֤ד בָּֽא־לָגוּר֙ + **ha'ehad** ba-lagur + **The-one** came-in\_to-live-as-a-foreigner + **This one** came here to live as a foreigner + +"Two" +----- + +As would be expected, the number “two” in Biblical Hebrew always takes +the :ref:`dual` form. + +.. csv-table:: "Two" Paradigm + + Form,Hebrew,Transliteration,Gloss + masculine dual absolute,שְׁנַיִם,shenayim,two + masculine dual construct,שְׁנֵי,shene,two of + feminine dual absolute,שְׁתַּיִם,shetayim,two + feminine dual construct,שְׁתֵּי,shete,two of + +.. csv-table:: Example: 1CH 4:5 + + שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֑ים + **shete** nashim + **two** women + **two** women + +.. csv-table:: Example: 2CH 3:15 + + עַמּוּדִ֣ים שְׁנַ֔יִם + 'ammudim **shenayim** + pillars **two** + **two** pillars + +The following example is a cardinal number with a :ref:`pronominal suffix`. + +.. csv-table:: Example: GEN 3:7 + + שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם + **shenehem** + **two of them** + **both of them** + +3-10 +---- + +.. note:: These numbers have specialized uses when they take either a + :ref:`dual` ending or a :ref:`plural` + ending. When these numbers take a dual ending, they become simple + multiples ("three-fold", "four-fold", "five-fold", etc.); but when they + take a plural ending, they become multiples of ten ("thirty", "forty", + "fifty", etc.). + +.. csv-table:: 3-10 Paradigm + + Form,Hebrew,Transliteration,Gloss + masculine singular absolute,שָׁלֹשׁ,shalosh,three + masculine singular construct,שְׁלֹשׁ,shelosh,three of + feminine singular absolute,שְׁלֹשָׁה,sheloshah,three + feminine singular construct,שְׁלֹשֶׁת,shelosheth,three of + masculine singular absolute,אַרְבַּע,'arba',four + masculine singular construct,אַרְבַּע,'arba',four of + feminine singular absolute,אַרְבָּעָה,'arba'ah,four + feminine singular construct,אַרְבַּעַת,'arba'ath,four of + masculine singular absolute,חָמֵשׁ,hamesh,five + masculine singular construct,חֲמֵשׁ,hamesh,five of + feminine singular absolute,חֲמִשָּׁה,hamishah,five + feminine singular construct,חֲמֵשֶׁת,hameshet,five of + masculine singular absolute,שֵׁשׁ,shesh,six + masculine singular construct,שֵׁשׁ,shesh,six of + feminine singular absolute,שִׁשָּׁה,shishah,six + feminine singular construct,שֵׁשֶׁת,sheshet,six of + masculine singular absolute,שֶׁבַע,sheva',seven + masculine singular construct,שֶׁבַע,sheva',seven of + feminine singular absolute,שִׁבְעָה,shiv'ah,seven + feminine singular construct,שִׁבְעַת,shiv'at,seven of + masculine singular absolute,שְׁמֹנֶה,shemoneh,eight + masculine singular construct,שְׁמֹנֶה,shemoneh,eight of + feminine singular absolute,שְׁמֹנָה,shemonah,eight + feminine singular construct,שִׁמֹנַת,shimonath,eight of + masculine singular absolute,תֵּשַׁע,tesha',nine + masculine singular construct,תֵּשַׁע,tesha',nine of + feminine singular absolute,תִּשְׁעָה,tish'ah,nine + feminine singular construct,תִּשְׁעַת,tish'ath,nine of + masculine singular absolute,עֶשֶׂר,'eser,ten + masculine singular construct,עֶשֶׂר,'eser,ten of + feminine singular absolute,עֲשָׂרָה,'asarah,ten + feminine singular construct,עֲשֶׂרֶת,'asereth,ten of + +.. csv-table:: Example: JOS 21:18 + + עָרִ֖ים אַרְבַּֽע׃ + 'arim **'arba'** + cities **four** + **four** cities + +.. csv-table:: Example: JOB 1:2 + + שִׁבְעָ֥ה בָנִ֖ים **וְשָׁל֥וֹשׁ** בָּנֽוֹת + **shiv'ah** vanim **weshalosh** banoth + **seven** sons **and-three** daughters + **seven** sons **and three** daughters + +.. csv-table:: Example: GEN 4:15 + + כָּל־הֹרֵ֣ג קַ֔יִן **שִׁבְעָתַ֖יִם** יֻקָּ֑ם + kol-horeg qayin **shiv'athayim** yuqqam + all\_he-who-kills Cain **sevenfold** he-will-be-avenged + "If anyone kills Cain, vengeance will be taken on him **sevenfold**." + +.. csv-table:: Example: 2SA 12:6 + + וְאֶת־הַכִּבְשָׂ֖ה יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם + we'eth-hakkivsah yeshallem **'arba'tayim** + and-[dir.obj]-the-lamb he-will-restore **fourfold** + He must pay back the lamb **four times over** + +11-19 +----- + +The numbers 11-19 are formed by writing the number 1-9 followed by the +number 10. Thus, in Biblical Hebrew the number "eleven" is written as +"one ten"; the number "seventeen" is written as "seven ten", etc. + +.. csv-table:: 11-19 Paradigm + + Form,Hebrew,Transliteration,Gloss + masculine,אַחַד עָשָׂר,'ahad 'asar,eleven + feminine,אַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה,'ahath 'esreh,eleven + masculine,שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר,shenem 'asar,twelve + feminine,שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה,shetem 'esreh,twelve + masculine,שְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂר,sheloshah 'asar,thirteen + feminine,שָׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה,shalosh 'esreh,thirteen + masculine,אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר,'arba'ah 'asar,fourteen + feminine,אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה,'arba' 'esreh,fourteen + masculine,חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר,hamishah 'asar,fifteen + feminine,חָמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה,hamesh 'esreh,fifteen + masculine,שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר,shishah 'asar,sixteen + feminine,שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה,shesh 'esreh,sixteen + masculine,שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר,shiv'ah 'asar,seventeen + feminine,שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה,sheva' 'esreh,seventeen + masculine,שְׁמֹנָה עָשָׂר,shemonah 'asar,eighteen + feminine,שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה,shemoneh 'esreh,eighteen + masculine,תִּשְׁעָה עָשָׂר,tish'ah 'asar,nineteen + feminine,תְּשַׁע עֶשְׂרֵה,tesha' 'esreh,nineteen + +.. csv-table:: Example: JOS 15:41 + + עָרִ֥ים שֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה + 'arim **shesh-'esreh** + cities **six\_ten** + **sixteen** cities + +.. csv-table:: Example: 2SA 9:10 + + חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר בָּנִ֖ים + **hamishah 'asar** banim + **five ten** sons + **fifteen** sons + +.. csv-table:: Example: JOS 4:4 + + וַיִּקְרָ֣א יְהֹושֻׁ֗עַ אֶל־\ **שְׁנֵ֤ים הֶֽעָשָׂר֙** אִ֔ישׁ + wayyiqra yehowshua' 'el-**shenem he'asar** 'ish + And-he-called Joshua to\_\ **two ten** man + Then Joshua called the **twelve** men + +20-99 +----- + +Multiples of ten (20, 30, 40, etc.) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. csv-table:: Multiples of Ten Paradigm + + Form,Hebrew,Transliteration,Gloss + gender both,עֶשְׂרִים,'esrim,twenty + gender both,שְׁלֹשִׁים,sheloshim,thirty + gender both,אַרְבָּעִים,'arba'im,forty + gender both,חֲמִשִּׁים,hamishim,fifty + gender both,שִׁשִּׁים,shishim,sixty + gender both,שִׁבְעִים,shiv'im,seventy + gender both,שְׁמֹנִים,shemonim,eighty + gender both,תִּשְׁעִים,tish'im,ninety + +.. csv-table:: Example: GEN 18:31 + + לֹ֣א אַשְׁחִ֔ית בַּעֲב֖וּר הָֽעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ + lo 'ashhith ba'avur **ha'esrim** + not I-will-destroy for-sake-of **the-twenty**. + I will not destroy it for **the twenty**'s sake + +In the following example, the nouns "day" and "night" are singular in form +but plural in meaning. + +.. csv-table:: Example: GEN 7:4 + + אַרְבָּעִ֣ים יֹ֔ום **וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים** לָ֑יְלָה + **'arba'im** yowm **we'arba'im** laylah + **forty** day **and-forty** night + **forty** days **and forty** nights + +Multiples of ten plus units (21, 32, 43, etc.) +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +These numbers are written following the same rules as the numbers 11-19. +Thus, the number "twenty-one" is written as "one twenty"; the number +"thirty-two" is written as "two thirty"; the number "forty-three" is +writen as "three forty", etc. + +.. csv-table:: Example: GEN 5:20 + + שְׁתַּ֤יִם וְשִׁשִּׁים֙ שָׁנָ֔ה + **shetayim weshishim** shanah + **two and-sixty** year + **sixty-two** years + +.. csv-table:: Example: DAN 9:26 + + וְאַחֲרֵ֤י הַשָּׁבֻעִים֙ שִׁשִּׁ֣ים וּשְׁנַ֔יִם + we'ahare hashavu'im **shishim ushenayim** + And-after the-weeks **sixty and-two** + After the **sixty-two** weeks + +Multiples of 100, 1000, 10000, etc. +----------------------------------- + +The nouns "hundred" (100) and "thousand" (1000) function the same as any +other common noun with singular, dual, and plural forms. Although the +number for "hundred" uses feminine endings and the number for "thousand" +uses masculine endings, both numbers should be classified as "gender +both" because the same form can be both grammatically-masculine and +grammatically-feminine. + +.. csv-table:: Multiples of 100, 1000, 10000, etc. Paradigm + + Form,Hebrew,Transliteration,Gloss + gender both singular absolute,מֵאָה,me'ah,hundred + gender both singular construct,מְאַת,me'ath,hundred of + gender both dual absolute,מָאתַיִם,mathayim,two hundred + gender both plural absolute,מֵאוֹת,me'oth,hundreds + gender both plural construct,מֵאוֹת,me'oth,hundreds of + gender both singular absolute,אֶלֶף,'elef,thousand + gender both singular construct,אֶלֶף,'elef,thousand of + gender both dual absolute,אַלְפַּיִם,'alpayim,two thousand + gender both plural absolute,אֲלָפַיִם,'alafayim,thousands + gender both plural construct,אַלְפֵי,'alfe,thousands of + +.. csv-table:: Example: GEN 5:5 + + "וַיִּֽהְי֞וּ כָּל־יְמֵ֤י אָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁר־חַ֔י תְּשַׁ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ שָׁנָ֔ה + וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיָּמֹֽת" + "wayyiheyu kol-yeme 'adam 'asher-hay tesha' me'oth shanah usheloshim + shanah wayyamoth" + "And-it-was all\_days-of Adam which\_he-lived nine hundred year + and-thirty year and-he-died." + "Adam lived 930 years altogether, and then he died." + +.. csv-table:: Example: GEN 11:17 + + וַֽיְחִי־עֵ֗בֶר ... שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְאַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת שָׁנָ֑ה + wayehi-'ever ... sheloshim shanah we'arba' me'oth shanah + And-he-lived Eber ... thirty year and-four hundred year + Eber ... lived 430 more years + +.. csv-table:: Example: GEN 20:16 + + נָתַ֜תִּי אֶ֤לֶף כֶּ֙סֶף֙ לְאָחִ֔יךְ + nathatti 'elef kesef le'ahikh + I-have-given thousand-of silver to-your-brother + I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. + +.. csv-table:: Example: 1SA 29:2 + + וְסַרְנֵ֤י פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ עֹֽבְרִ֔ים לְמֵא֖וֹת וְלַאֲלָפִ֑ים + wesarne felishtim 'overim leme'oth wela'alafim + "And-the-lords-of the-Philistines were-passing-over by-hundreds + and-by-thousands" + The princes of the Philistines passed on by hundreds and by thousands + +In the following example, multiples of 1,000 are expressed by numbers +in a construct phrase. + +.. csv-table:: Example: JDG 1:4 + + וַיַּכּ֣וּם בְּבֶ֔זֶק עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת אֲלָפִ֖ים אִֽישׁ׃ + wayyakkum bevezeq 'asereth 'alafim 'ish + And-they-defeated in-Bezek ten-of thousands man + They killed ten thousand of them at Bezek.