Invitation to biblical Hebrew : a beginning grammar / Russell T.. [print]

11. Nouns and adjectives: The construct state; absolute and construct state: special cases -- Introduction -- The construct package and the accent -- Nouns and adjectives: masculine singular construct -- Nouns and adjectives: masculine plural construct -- Nouns and adjectives: feminine singular construct -- Nouns and adjectives: feminine dual construct -- Hebrew boxes: absolute and construct -- Syntax of a construct package -- Absolute and construct state: special cases -- 12. Pronominal suffixes with masculine nouns -- Introduction -- Boxes for pronominal suffixes for masculine nouns and adjectives -- Singular and plural with pronominal suffixes -- Syntax: The pronominal suffix -- 13. Pronominal suffixes with feminine nouns; more irregular nouns -- Introduction -- Singular and pronominal suffixes -- More irregular nouns -- 14. prepositions with pronominal suffixes -- Introduction -- Inseparable prepositions and with pronominal suffixes -- Prepositions ___ with __ with pronominal suffixes and the marker of the definite direct object with pronominal suffixes -- Prepositions ___, ___, and ___ with pronominal suffixes -- The inseparable preposition __ with pronominal suffixes -- The preposition __ with pronominal suffixes -- 15. Segolate nouns -- Introduction -- The development of the segolate noun -- Singular segolate nouns: absolute, construct, and with pronominal suffixes -- Plural segolate nouns: Absolute, construct, and with pronominal suffixes -- Plural segolate nouns with suffixes -- Plural segolate nouns: Absolute, construct, and with pronominal suffixes -- Attaching pronominal suffixes to segolate nouns -- 16. Segolate nouns with gutturals; segolate prepositions -- Introduction -- Segolate nouns with gutturals -- Segolate proto-forms -- Singular segolate nouns (having a guttural): Absolute, construct, and with pronominal suffixes -- Plural segolate nouns (having a guttural): Absolute, construct, and with pronominal suffixes -- Attaching pronominal suffixes to segolate nouns with gutturals -- Prepositions resembling the segolate pattern -- IV. Morphological principles: strong verb -- 17. Independent pronouns; the verb: Qal perfect -- Introduction -- The independent pronouns -- The verb: Qal perfect (Qatal) -- Qal perfect: Meaning -- 18. The verb: The imperfect and volitives; prohibitions with ___ and ___ -- Introduction -- The verb: Imperfect (Yiqtol) -- Qal imperfect: meaning -- Volitives: the cohortative, imperative, and jussive -- Prohibitions with ___ and ___ -- 19. Participles: Active and passive; infinitives: absolute and construct -- Introduction -- Active participle (Qotel) -- Passive participle (Qatul) -- Infinitive absolute and construct -- 20. Vav-consecutive; Hebrew syntax: accents-Revia, Tifha -- Introduction -- The form of the Vav-consecutive -- The meaning of the Vav-consecutive -- The Vav-consecutive with an infinitive construct -- The Vav-consecutive with ___ -- Hebrew syntax: Accents -- Revia, Tifha.

21. The stative verb; the perfect: additional tense options -- Introduction -- Thematic vowels -- Stative verbs: perfect -- Stative verb: imperfect -- Stative verb: imperative -- Stative verb: active participle -- Stative verb: infinitives -- The perfect: additional tense options -- 22. Overview of the strong verb -- Introduction -- Derived stems: The names of the stems -- Derived stems: characteristics -- boxes -- Thematic vowels (perfect, imperfect, imperative) of the derived stems -- Thematic vowels of infinitives and participles -- Synopsis of the strong verbs: derived stems -- 23. The intensives: Pi'el, Pu'al, Hithpa'el -- Introduction -- Forming the intensive stems -- Pi'el, Pu'al, Hithpa'el -- Examples of forming intensive stems -- Parsing the intensive stems -- Pi'el, Pu'al, Hithpa'el -- The meaning of the intensive stems -- 24. The causatives: Hiph'il, Hoph'al -- Introduction -- Forming the causative stems -- Hiph'il, Hoph'al -- Examples of forming the causative stems -- Parsing the causative stems: Hiph'il, Hoph'al -- The meaning of the causative stems -- 25. The reflexive/passive Niph'al -- Introduction -- Forming the Niph'al -- Examples of forming the Niph'al -- Parsing the Niph'al -- The meaning of the Niph'al -- 26. The relative clause; circumstantial clauses; comparative-superlative -- Introduction -- Relative clause -- CIrcumstantial clauses -- Comparative and superlative -- 27. Attaching pronominal suffixes to the verb: the perfect -- Introduction -- Proto-Hebrew forms of the perfect -- Accent and vowel reduction patterns -- Attaching suffixes -- Attaching pronominal suffixes to the perfect -- Derived stems: Pi'el and Hiph'il perfect -- Parsing forms with pronominal suffixes -- 28. Attaching pronominal suffixes to the verb: the imperfect, imperative, and infinitive construct -- Introduction -- The imperfect -- Imperative -- Infinitive construct -- Derived stems: Pi'el and Hiph'il -- Parsing forms with pronominal suffixes -- V. Morphological principles: weak verbs -- 29. Overview of the weak verb; R1-guttural (Pe guttural) verbs -- Introduction and overview of the weak verb -- Weaknesses or infirmities of R1-guttural verbs -- Strong areas of the R1-guttural verbs -- Remedy for the infirmity of Dagesh Forte -- Remedy for the infirmity of vocal Shewa -- Remedy for the infirmity of the guttural rejecting silent Shewa -- Remedy for the infirmity of the silent Shewa -- Final considerations: Vocalic endings -- Summary of adjustments to the boxes -- Forming the Qal in weak verbs -- Forming R1-guttural verbs -- Parsing the Qal in weak verbs -- Parsing R1-guttural verbs -- 30. R1-guttural (Pe Alef) special cases -- Introduction -- Weaknesses or infirmities of R1-guttural verbs (special cases) -- Remedy for the preformative vowel -- Remedy for the thematic vowel -- Forming R1-guttural verbs (special cases) -- Parsing R1-guttural verbs (special cases) -- ___ with pronominal suffixes.

31. R2-guttural (Avin guttural) verbs -- Introduction -- Weaknesses or infirmities of R1-guttural verbs -- Strong areas of R2-guttural verbs -- Remedies for the infirmity of the Dagesh Forte -- Remedy for the infirmity of the vocal Shewa -- Final considerations -- Forming and parsing R2-guttural verbs -- 32. R3-guttural (lamed guttural) verbs (excluding __ and __) -- Introduction -- Weakness or infirmity of R3-guttural verbs -- Strong areas of R3-guttural verbs -- Remedies for the infirmity of the R3-gutturals -- Final considerations -- Forming and parsing R3-guttural verbs -- 33. R3-Alef (lamed alef) verbs -- Introduction -- Weaknesses or infirmities of R3-Alef verbs -- Strong areas of R3-Alef verbs -- Remedies for the infirmity of the R3-Alef verbs -- Final considerations -- Forming and parsing R3-Alef verbs -- 34. R1-Nun (Pe Nun) verbs -- Introduction -- Weaknesses or infirmities of R1-Nun verbs -- Strong areas of the R1-Nun verbs -- Remedies for the infirmities of the R1-Nun verbs -- Final considerations -- Forming and parsing R1-Nun verbs -- 35. R1-Vav and Yod (Pe Vav/Yod) verbs -- Introduction: R1-Yod (original Vav) -- Weaknesses or informative of R1-Yod (original Vav) -- Strong areas if R1-Yod (original Vav) verbs -- Remedies for the infirmities of the R1-Yod (original Vav) verbs -- Final considerations -- Introduction: R1-Yod (original Yod) -- Weakness or infirmities of R1-Yod (original Yod) verbs -- Strong areas of the R1-Yod (original Yod) verbs -- Remedies for the infirmities of the R1-Yod (original Yod) verbs -- Final consideration -- Introduction: Mixed forms -- Verbs party R1-Yod (original Vav) and partly R1-Yod (original Yod) -- Verbs R1-Yod/R2-Sade -- The irregular verb ___ -- Forming and parsing R1-Yod verbs -- 36. R2-Vav and Yod (Avin in Vav/Yod) verbs -- Introduction -- Weaknesses or infirmities of R2-Vav (Yod) verbs -- Strong areas of R2-Vav (Yod) verbs -- Remedies for the infinities of R2-Vav (Yod) verbs -- Accent -- The R2-Vav/R3-Alef verb -- Forming and parsing R2-Vav (Yod) verbs -- 37. R3-Vav and Yod (lamed Vav/Yod) verbs -- Introduction -- Weakness or infirmity of R3-Vav/Yod verbs -- Strong areas of R3-Vav/Yod verbs -- Remedies for the infirmities of R3-Vav/Yod verbs -- Attaching pronominal suffixes to R3-Vav/Yod verbs -- Forming and parsing R3/Vav/Yod verbs -- Nouns derived from R3-Yod (Vav) roots -- 38. Geminate (R2R3 = R2R2; double Ayin) verbs -- Introduction -- General weakness or infirmity of geminate verbs -- Strong areas of geminate verbs -- General remedies applying to all conjugations -- Specific remedies -- Final considerations -- Forming and parsing geminate verbs.

I. Phonological principles -- 1. Alphabet; vowels -- The consonants (the alphabet) -- Printed letters -- Final letters -- Phonetic values (sounds) -- Guttural letters -- The vowels (also called vowel points) -- The Shewa -- Observations on the vowels -- Note on the exercises -- 2. Consonantal and vocalic Yod/Vav; the syllable -- Introduction -- Yod or Vav: vowel or consonant -- The syllable -- definition -- Opened and closed syllables -- Dividing words into syllables -- syllabifying -- Accent -- Syllable: Terminology -- 3. The Shewa -- Introduction -- Distinguishing between silent Shewa and simple vocal Shewa -- Composite Shewa -- The Shewa and the syllable -- 4. Dagesh -- Introduction -- Dagesh Lene -- Dagesh Forte -- Distinguishing between Dagesh Lene and Dagesh Forte -- The Dagesh and the syllable -- Mappiq -- 5. Qames and Qames-Hatuf; characteristics of gutturals; quiescent Alef -- Introduction -- Qames-Hatuf -- The Metheg and the Qames/Qames-Hatuf -- Maqqef -- Maqqef and the Qames-Hatuf -- The characteristics of gutturals -- Quiescent Alef -- 6. Rules of proto-Hebrew; rules of syllables; notes on Hebrew syntax -- Introduction -- Rules of proto-Hebrew (pre-biblical Hebrew) -- The five rules of syllables in biblical Hebrew -- Proto-Hebrew and the five rules of syllables -- Notes on Hebrew syntax -- II. Morphological principles: particles -- 7. The article and the interrogative; the marker of the definite direct object -- Introduction -- The form of the article -- The translation of the article -- THe interrogative -- what?, how? -- Translation of the interrogative -- Review of the article and the interrogative -- The marker of the definite direct object -- 8. Inseparable prepositions; the conjunctive Vav -- Introduction -- Attaching or pointing inseparable prepositions -- The conjunctive Vav -- Review of the inseparable prepositions and the conjunctive Vav -- 9. The preposition; the interrogative; notes on Hebrew syntax -- Introduction -- Attaching or pointing the inseparable preposition -- The interrogative -- Review of the pointing of the preposition and the interrogative -- Hebrew syntax: sentences and clauses without verbs -- Hebrew syntax: disjunctive accents -- Zaqef Qaton, Zaqef Gadol, Segolta -- Verb forms: Third person plural (masculine and feminine) -- III. Morphological principles: nouns and adjectives -- 10. Nouns and adjectives: The absolute state; syntax of adjectives with nouns -- Introduction -- Hebrew nouns -- Nouns and adjectives: Masculine and feminine singular absolute -- Nouns and adjectives: Masculine and feminine plural absolute -- Attaching the feminine plural absolute ending to a feminine singular noun ending -- Nouns and adjectives: Masculine and feminine dual absolute -- Hebrew boxes for the absolute state -- Syntax of adjectives with nouns -- Demonstrative adjectives: attributive and predicative use -- Substantives: Adjectives used for nouns -- The accusative/directive.

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