Berachah Bible Institute Hebrew Grammar I Chapter 10

Berachah Bible Institute Hebrew Grammar I Chapter 10: Hebrew Construct Chain

Construct Chain Section 10. 1 – Introduction BBI Hebrew Grammar I A whole lesson on the word “of” • In English, there is a word: E. g. , “Son of God” • 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”)

Construct Chain Section 10. 1 – Introduction (continued) BBI Hebrew Grammar I The ambiguity of the word “of” • Revelation 1: 1 – The Revelation of Jesus Christ o Possessive: Jesus’ revelation o Objective: Revelation about Jesus o Subjective: Revelation Jesus gives • Colossians 1: 15 – The firstborn of all creation 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

BBI Hebrew Grammar I Construct Chain Section 10. 2 – Basic Grammar “Chain” is a good description It is a “linking” together of nouns with “of”s hr"_ATh; rp, seä yr. EÞ 2 Kings 22: 11 Last noun (i. e. , leftmost) is the absolute noun, said to be in the absolute state. In translation, “of” is inserted between each element of the chain. All others are construct nouns, said to be in the construct state. NOTHING CAN BREAK THE CHAIN

Construct Chain Section 10. 2 – Basic Grammar (continued) BBI Hebrew Grammar I hr"_ATh; rp, seä yr. EÞb 2 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

Construct Chain Section 10. 3 – Chains with Adjectives BBI Hebrew Grammar I • Attributive Adjectives (including demonstrative pronouns) come after the chain and modify one of the elements. • As always, they must match the noun they modify in gender, number, and definiteness. bw. OJh; h. K'l. M; h; hb'w. OJh; rb; D. h. K'l. M; h; rb; D. bw. OJh; %l, M, ñh; rb; D. Who is the king? CONTEXT!!! The good word of the queen The word of the good queen The good word of the king - OR The word of the good king

BBI Hebrew Grammar I Construct Chain Section 10. 4 – Chains with Prepositions Remember: You cannot break the chain! hw")hy > ~AyðB. • However, as we saw, you can put attributive adjectives after the end of the chain. • Likewise, you can put prepositions before the beginning of the chain “On the day of Yahweh” Ezekiel 13: 5 Do you know why it is THE day?

Construct Chain Section 10. 5 – Spelling of Construct nouns BBI Hebrew Grammar I 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 Masculine No change Plural ~y i y e h' t; Also remember: When two nouns are placed side by side: Feminine No change • Construct • Noun Clause • Apposition you should carefully read pages 102 -105, though

Construct Chain Section 10. 6 – Summary BBI Hebrew Grammar I Know all slides past introduction

Construct Chain Section 10. 7 - Vocabulary BBI Hebrew Grammar I • !b, a, ñ – Ebenezer = Stone (eben) of help (nezer) • hm'd'a] – Adam was taken out of the ground • l. Wb. G> – “Give all” your territory to us! • ly. Ih; ñ – Hah! You’ll come against me with that army?

BBI Hebrew Grammar I Reminder • After chapter 9, you know 61% of all OT words • After chapter 10, you will know 63. 5% of all OT words • Don’t forget to be doing journal (turn in @ end) • Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz this week.

BBI Hebrew Grammar I Construct Chain Example #1 ‘laer"f. y. I-%l, m, ( yd. EÛb. [; me dx'úa, ![; Y: w: û [v'äylia/ h. Po… jp'êv'-!B, Israel the king of son of Shapat of the servants of Elisha and he answered one “Here and said, rm, a. YOëw: `Wh. Y")liae yd. Eîy>-l[; ~y. Im: ß qc; y"ï-rv, a] Elijah the feet of on water poured who 2 Kings 3: 11

BBI Hebrew Grammar I Construct Chain Example #2 Am+v. d. AbåK. hw"ßhyl; Ascribe… His name the glory of to Yahweh 1 Chronicles 16: 29

BBI Hebrew Grammar I Construct Chain Example #3 the life of the years of the days of And these y. YEïx; -yn. E)v. yme²y> h. L, aeªw> he lived which Abraham yx'_-rv, a] ~h'Þr"b. a; Genesis 25: 7

BBI Hebrew Grammar I Construct Chain Example #4 Wnt'óao hl, ’[]M; h; • a. Wh Wnyheêl{a/ hw"åhy> y. Ki… ty. Beämi ~y. Ir: ßc. mi ~yd. I_b'[] )( us servants [is the one] who brought up from the house of Egypt He our God from the land of Yahweh our fathers For and )( #r<a, îme Wnyte²Aba]-ta, w> these the great the signs )( for our eyes did h. L, aeêh' ‘t. Aldo. G>h; t. AtÜaoh'-ta, Wnyn. E©y[el. hf'ä[' rv<ôa]w: Continued next page… and who

BBI Hebrew Grammar I Construct Chain Example #4 (continued) Hb'ê Wnk. l; äh' rv<åa] ‘%r<D<’h; -lk'B. Wnr. Eªm. v. YIw: ) `~B'(r>qi. B. Wnr>b: ß[' rv<ïa] ~y. Miê[; h'( ‘lkob. W on it we went in their midst which we passed Joshua 24: 17 the way who And he on all of the guarded us the peoples and among all