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Berachah Bible InstituteHebrew
Grammar I
Chapter 10: Hebrew Construct Chain
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A whole lesson on the word “of”• In English, there is a word: E.g., “Son of God”
Section 10.1 – Introduction
• In Spanish, there is as well: E.g., “Hijo de Dios”• In Greek, there is not. You have to change the form of the word after “of:” E.g., ui`o.j qeou/ (qeo,j = “God”)• In Hebrew, there is not. You have to change the form
of the word before “of:” E.g., ~yhil{a/ !B, (!Be = “Son”)
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The ambiguity of the word “of”
o Possessive: Jesus’ revelation
Section 10.1 – Introduction (continued)
o Objective: Revelation about Jesus
o Subjective: Revelation Jesus gives
• Colossians 1:15 – The firstborn of all creation
• Revelation 1:1 – The Revelation of Jesus Christ
o Partitive: Firstborn is a part of creation
o Objective: Firstborn over creation
o Possessive: Creation’s firstborn
o Place: Firstborn in the realm of creation
o Comparison: Firstborn when compared to creation
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“Chain” is a good description
Section 10.2 – Basic Grammar
It is a “linking” together of nouns with “of”s
hr"_ATh; rp,seä yrEÞb.DI2 Kings 22:11
Last noun (i.e., leftmost) is the absolute noun, said to be in the absolute state.
All others are construct nouns, said to be in the construct state.
In translation, “of” is inserted between each element of the chain.
NOTHING CAN BREAK THE CHAIN
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Grammar IConstruct ChainSection 10.2 – Basic Grammar (continued)
hr"_ATh; rp,seä yrEÞb.DI2 Kings 22:11
“The words of the book of the law” – Why three the’s?
• Only the absolute noun can have the definite article. The construct nouns will never have the definite article.
• The construct nouns are definite if the absolute noun is definite. Otherwise, they are indefinite.
• The absolute noun can be definite in three ways:o It has the definite article
o It is a proper noun
o It has a pronominal suffix
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Grammar IConstruct ChainSection 10.3 – Chains with Adjectives
•Attributive Adjectives (including demonstrative pronouns) come after the chain and modify one of the elements.
bwOJh; hK'l.M;h;
rb;D.
•As always, they must match the noun they modify in gender, number, and definiteness.
The good word of the queen
hb'wOJh; hK'l.M;h; rb;D.
The word of the good queen
bwOJh; %l,M,ñh; rb;D.
The good word of the king
- OR -
The word of the good kingWho is the king?
CONTEXT!!!
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Grammar IConstruct ChainSection 10.4 – Chains with Prepositions
Remember: You cannot break the chain!
• However, as we saw, you can put attributive adjectives after the end of the chain.
hw")hy> ~AyðB.
Ezekiel 13:5
• Likewise, you can put prepositions before the beginning of the chain
“On the day of Yahweh” Do you know why it is THE day?
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Grammar IConstruct ChainSection 10.5 – Spelling of Construct nouns
There are many different kinds of changes that can take place when placing a noun into the construct state (cf. pp. 102-5)
For now, we can become reasonably proficient with the construct state by learning the following table:
Singular Plural
Masculine No change ~y i y e
Feminine h ' t ; No changeAlso remember: When two nouns are placed side by side:
• Construct • Noun Clause • Apposition
you should carefully read pages 102-105, though
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Know all slides past introduction
Section 10.6 – Summary
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• !b,a,ñ – Ebenezer = Stone (eben) of help (nezer)
Section 10.7- Vocabulary
• hm'd'a] – Adam was taken out of the ground• lWbG> – “Give all” your territory to us!• lyIh;ñ – Hah! You’ll come against me with that army?
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Reminder
• Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz this week.
• Don’t forget to be doing journal (turn in @ end)
• After chapter 9, you know 61% of all OT words
• After chapter 10, you will know 63.5% of all OT words
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‘laer"f.yI-%l,m,( ydEÛb.[;me
dx'úa, ![;Y:w:ûjp'êv'-!B, [v'äylia/ hPo… rm,aYOëw:
2 Kings 3:11
and heanswered
and said,“HereElisha
Example #1
one
`WhY")liae ydEîy>-l[; ~yIm:ß qc;y"ï-
rv,a]
whopouredwater
the king ofof the
servants ofIsrael
son of Shapat
onthe
feet ofElijah
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Am+v. dAbåK.
hw"ßhyl;1 Chronicles 16:29
to Yahwehthe glory of
Example #2
His name
Ascribe…
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yYEïx;-ynE)v. yme²y>
hL,aeªw>yx'_-rv,a] ~h'Þr"b.a;
Genesis 25:7
And thesethe days of
Abrahamwhichhe lived
Example #3
the years ofthe life of
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Wnt'óao hl,’[]M;h; •aWh Wnyheêl{a/
hw"åhy> yKi…~ydI_b'[] tyBeämi ~yIr:ßc.mi #r<a,îme
Wnyte²Aba]-ta,w>
Yahwehour God
and )(our fathersfrom theland of
Egypt
Example #4
He
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For[is the one]
who brought up)( us
from thehouse of
servants
hL,aeêh' ‘tAldoG>h; tAtÜaoh'-ta, WnynE©y[el.
hf'ä[' rv<ôa]w:
and who
didfor our eyes)(the signsthe these the great
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Hb'ê Wnk.l;äh' rv<åa] ‘%r<D<’h;-lk'B. WnrEªm.v.YIw:)
`~B'(r>qiB. Wnr>b:ß[' rv<ïa] ~yMiê[;h'( ‘lkob.W
on all of the
and among allthe peopleswhowe passed
Example #4 (continued)
the way
Joshua 24:17
And he guarded uswhichwe went
in their midst
on it