Berachah Bible Institute Hebrew Grammar I Chapter 11

Berachah Bible Institute Hebrew Grammar I Chapter 11: Hebrew Numbers

Hebrew Numbers Section 11. 1 – Introduction BBI Hebrew Grammar I Some terminology • Cardinal numbers – Used for counting (e. g. , 1, 2, 3) • Ordinal numbers – Used for ordering (e. g. , 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd) Some facts • English numbers may be represented by name (e. g. , one hundred and eighty) or by symbol (e. g. , 180) • Modern Hebrew numbers may be represented by name (e. g. , ta; Þmw ~ynwmv) or by symbol (e. g. , pq). Note that the symbols are themselves letters of the alphabet. • Biblical Hebrew numbers are only represented by name.

Hebrew Numbers Section 11. 2 – Cardinal Numbers 1 -10 BBI Hebrew Grammar I What you need to know • Learn to recite and spell the masculine absolute forms • Become familiar with all forms of one and two • Note types of changes that occur for others o Qamets-He added to make feminine absolute o Often vowel changes to make masculine construct o Qamets-He to Patach-Tav change for feminine construct o Qamets-He to Seghol-Tav change for feminine construct

Hebrew Numbers Section 11. 2 (continued) BBI Hebrew Grammar I dx'a, = “One” • Normally used like an attributive adjective • When used as a noun, the construct state is used. ~y. In: v. = “Two” used like a substantival adjective • Normally • Also often in the construct state. Three Through Nine • Normally used like a substantival adjective • But! Disagreement in gender and number!

Hebrew Numbers Section 11. 3 – Cardinal Numbers 11 -19 BBI Hebrew Grammar I What you need to know • The numbers 11 -19 are simply combinations of ten with a number one through nine. • Regardless whether or not the modified noun is singular or plural, it is translated as a plural. a'Ay-!b, Why"Üc. m; a] yxi’y>w: hy> t. Amê yr. Eäx]a; ( hd"êWhy> hr. EÞf. [, vmeîx] lae_r"f. y. I %l, m, ä 15 years 2 Kings 14: 17

Hebrew Numbers Section 11. 4 – Cardinal Numbers 20 -99 Section 11. 5 – Cardinal Numbers 100+ BBI Hebrew Grammar I What you need to know (20 -99) • Multiples of ten are formed using the plural form of the corresponding single digit (with plural of ten being twenty) • To form numbers in this range that are not multiples of ten, combine a multiple of ten with a single digit number using vav (“and”). What you need to know (100+) • Learn 100, 1000, and 10000 as vocabulary • 200, 2000, and 20000 are formed with the dual of 100, 1000, and 10000 • To form multiples of 100, 1000, or 10000 (other than 200, 2000, and 20000), combine a single digit number with the plural of 100, 10000 without an intervening vav.

Hebrew Numbers Section 11. 6 – Ordinal Numbers BBI Hebrew Grammar I What you need to know (Ordinal) • Learn “first” as vocabulary • “Second” through “tenth” use the single digit number tyi ending in [ ] • Ordinal numbers are usually used like attributive adjectives • A separate form for ordinals is only used for “first” through “tenth”. For numbers greater than ten, context is the determinative factor for whether the number is a cardinal one or an ordinal one.

Hebrew Numbers Section 11. 7 – Summary BBI Hebrew Grammar I • Be able to write out 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 1000, and 10000. • Be able to identify any cardinal number (see examples below)

BBI Hebrew Grammar I Reminder • After chapter 10, you know 63. 5% of all OT words • After chapter 11, you will know 65% of all OT words • Don’t forget to be doing journal (turn in @ end) • Vocabulary and Grammar Quiz this week.

Examples BBI Hebrew Grammar I Slide 1 of 10 ~h, _yd. Equp. li rv. Eßa'yn. EB. txoïP. v. mi h. L, ae² `t. Aa)me [B; îr>a; w> @l, a, Þ These are the families of the sons of Asher of those numbered 100 and 4 1000 and 50 3 and 50 -thousand 4 -100 = 53, 400 3 (Num 26: 47)

Examples BBI Hebrew Grammar I Slide 2 of 10 laeêr"f. y. I yn. EåB. ‘yd. EWq. P. h. L, aeª These are those numbered of the sons of Israel (Israelites!) 30 `~yvi(l{v. W t. Aaßme [b; îv. @l, a'_w" @l, a, Þ t. Aaïme-vve 100 7 and 1000 6 -1000 and 1000 | 7 -100 and 30 = 600, 000 + 1, 000 + 700 + 30 = 601, 730 100 6 (Num 26: 51)

Examples BBI Hebrew Grammar I Slide 3 of 10 hmo+l{v. yd. Eäb. [; yn. Eßb. W ~yn. Iëyti. N>h; `~y. In")v. W ~y[iîv. Ti l. K'’ All the Nethinim and the sons of the servants of Solomon and 2 3 -100 -90 and 2 = 392 90 100 3 (Ezra 2: 58)

Examples BBI Hebrew Grammar I Slide 4 of 10 [: y. GI+y: w> h. K, Þx; m. h; ( yr. Eîv. a; Blessed is the one who waits and reaches `h. V'(mix]w: ~yviîl{v. t. Aaßme v and 5 30 100 3 1000 -3 -100 -30 and 5 days = 1, 335 days 1000 days (Dan 12: 12)

Examples BBI Hebrew Grammar I Slide 5 of 10 hmoªl{v. li yhiäy>w: And there was to Solomon (= And Solomon had) Ws tw. Oðr>au @l, a, ² ~y[iîB'r>a; stalls of horses for his chariots = 40, 000 stalls 1000 40 (1 Kings 5: 6 a)

Examples BBI Hebrew Grammar I Slide 6 of 10 ~AYëh; ykiän. Oa' h. NEåhi ‘h. T'[; w> `hn")v' ~yn. IßAmv And now, behold! I am, today, year and 80 85 years old 5 son of (Joshua 14: 10)

Examples BBI Hebrew Grammar I Slide 7 of 10 ~f'ªx. y: t. hiw> And their enrollment (Hithpael IC from fxy, 3 mpx with vav) `h['(B'r>a; w> ~yviÞl{v. W @l and 4 and 30 1000 and 2 20 and 2 -1000 and 30 and 4 = 22, 034 20 (1 Chr 7: 7)

$Examples Slide 8 of 10 BBI Hebrew Grammar I lv'_m' ~ypiÞl'a] tv, l{ïv. r.$

Examples Slide 8 of 10 BBI Hebrew Grammar I lv'_m' ~ypiÞl'a] tv, l{ïv. r. Be§d: y>w: `@l, a'(w" h. V'îmix] And he spoke 3, 000 proverbs And his songs were 1, 005 (1 Kings 5: 12)

Examples BBI Hebrew Grammar I Slide 9 of 10 ~y. Ir"+c. mi. B. Wbßv. y" rv<ïa] laeêr"f. y. I yn. EåB. ‘bv; Am. W And the dwelling of the sons of Israel which they dwelt in Egypt `hn")v' t. Aaßme [B; îr>a; w years 100 was 430 years and 4 years 30 (Ex 12: 40)

Examples BBI Hebrew Grammar I Slide 10 of 10 `~y. It")am'W ~y[iÞb. viw> hv'îl{v. and 200 and 70 3 1000 2 and 20 1000 | 3 and 70 and 200 22 1000 | 3 + 70 + 200 22, 273 and 20 2 (Num 3: 43)