Ch. 6: Vocab + Grammar

Question 1

אַחַר

also as אַחֲרֵי

Answer 1

after, behind

Question 2

אֵת (x2)

also as אֶת־

Answer 2

with, beside; ALSO definite direct object marker (DDOM), not translated

Question 3

אֶל

also as אֶל־

Answer 3

to, toward, in, into

Question 4

בֵּין

Answer 4

between; וּבֵין with the conjunction וְ

Question 5

בְּ

Answer 5

in, at, with, by, against

Question 6

בְּתוֹךְ

also תָּ֫וֶךְ

Answer 6

in the midst (middle) of, inside; (n) תָּ֫וֶךְ middle, center

Question 7

חָכְמָה

Answer 7

wisdom, skill; note that the vowel under the ח is a qamets hatuf.

Question 8

כְּ

Answer 8

as, like, according to

Question 9

כֹּל

also as כָּל־

Answer 9

all, each, every

Question 10

לִפְנֵי

Answer 10

before, in front of

Question 11

לְ

Answer 11

to, toward, for

Question 12

לְמַ֫עַן

Answer 12

on account of, for the sake of

Question 13

מִן

also as מִן־

Answer 13

from, out of

Question 14

מַ֫עַל

{often with [min] (מִמַּ֫עַל)}

Answer 14

above, upward, on top of

Question 15

מִצְוָה

מִצְוֹת (irregular plural)

Answer 15

commandment

Question 16

עַד

Answer 16

until, as far as, during

Question 17

עַל

Answer 17

on, upon, on account of, according to

Question 18

עַל־דְּבַר

Answer 18

because of, on account of

Question 19

עִם

Answer 19

with, together with

Question 20

פֶּה

Answer 20

mouth, opening

Question 21

שָׂדֶה

Answer 21

field, pasture land

Question 22

תַּ֫חַת

Answer 22

under, below, instead of

Question 23

What are the three (3) types of prepositions in Hebrew?

Answer 23

1. Independent / Stand Alone
2. Maqqef
3. Inseparable

Question 24

What are the three (3) inseparable prepositions?

Answer 24

בְּ ,לְ ,כְּ

Question 25

What are the four (4) need-to-know’s for inseparable prepositions?

Answer 25

1. Before most consonants, inseparable preps appear w/ Vocal Shewa.
2. Before reduced or Hateph vowel, insep preps are spelled w/ corresponding short vowel of Hateph vowel (as in rule for conjunction וְ).
3. Before consonants w/ Vocal Shewa, insep preps are spelled with Hireq [b/c of Rule of Shewa (4.12.1 -p.38)].
4. In nouns w/ def. art., vowel and dag.forte of def. art. are retained but consonant of prep replaces ה of the def. art.

Question 26

What happens when מִן is inseparable prep, in general and with gutturals?

Answer 26

In general:
The נ assimilates into the following consonant and appears as a Dag.Forte.

With gutturals:
The Dag.Forte is rejected by gutturals, resulting in either compensatory lengthening or virtual doubling.

Question 27

What are the three (3) special uses of the preposition מִן (from)?

Answer 27

1. Comparative use (e.g. “better than”; “too…for”)
2. Superlative use (in the formation מִכֹּל, lit. “from every”)
3. Partitive use (e.g. “some of”)