Ch. 4: Vocab + Grammar

Question 1

אֳדֹנָי +

אָדוֹן

Answer 1

Lord; אָדוֹן lord, master

Question 2

אָח

אַחִים (irregular plural)

Answer 2

brother

Question 3

אִישׁ

אֲנָשִׁים (irregular plural)

Answer 3

man, husband

Question 4

אִשָּׁה

נָשִׁים (irregular plural)

Answer 4

woman, wife

Question 5

בַּת

בָּנוֹת (irregular plural)

Answer 5

daughter

Question 6

גּוֹי

Answer 6

nation, people

Question 7

דֶּ֫רֶך͏

Answer 7

way, road, journey; masculine/feminine

Question 8

הַר

הָרִים (plural)

Answer 8

mountain, hill, hill country

Question 9

כֹּהֵן

Answer 9

priest

Question 10

לֵב

לֵבָב (alternate form)

Answer 10

heart, mind, will

Question 11

מַ֫יִם

Answer 11

water

Question 12

נֶ֫פֶשׁ

Answer 12

soul, life, person, neck, throat; feminine

Question 13

נָבִיא

Answer 13

prophet

Question 14

סֵ֫פֶר

Answer 14

book, scroll, document

Question 15

עַ֫יִן

עֵינַ֫יִם (dual)

Answer 15

eye, spring; feminine

Question 16

עִיר

עָרִים (irregular plural)

Answer 16

city, town; feminine

Question 17

צָבָא

צְבָאוֹת (plural)

Answer 17

host, army, war, service

Question 18

קוֹל

Answer 18

voice, sound, noise

Question 19

רֹאשׁ

Answer 19

head, top, chief

Question 20

תּוֹרָה

Answer 20

law, instruction, teaching, custom

Question 21

Masculine singular noun ending(s)?

Answer 21

endingless

Question 22

Masculine plural noun ending(s)?

Answer 22

ים.

Question 23

Masculine dual noun ending(s)?

Answer 23

(“ayi” diphthong)

Question 24

Feminine singular noun ending(s)?

Answer 24

Most common is the qamets he, but others include: pathach taw / seghol taw / hireq yod taw / shureq taw

Question 25

Feminine plural noun ending(s)?

Answer 25

Holem-waw taw

Question 26

Feminine dual noun ending(s)?

Answer 26

תַ֫יִם+(qamets)

Question 27

What is propetonic reduction?

Answer 27

Alteration of vowels on nouns with the addition of plural endings by changing the vowel in the first syllable from qamets to shewa. --> Two syllables; accent on second, qamets or tsere in first; changes first vowel to shewa.

Question 28

What is segholate pluralization?

Answer 28

Alteration of vowels on two syllable nouns with accent on first syllable and the addition of plural endings by changing vowel pattern to (1) shewa and (2) qamets - always. --> Two syllables; accent on first; takes shewa - qamets.

Question 29

What is irregular pluralization?

Answer 29

Alteration of consonental stem with the addition of plural endings - e.g. from אִישׁ to אֲנָשִׁים