Ch. 7: Vocab + Grammar Flashcards
אֶחָד
one
גָּדוֹל
great, big, large
דַּל
poor, weak, needy
זָקֵן (adj; n)
adj: old
n: elder
חָכָם
wise, skillful, experienced
טוֹב
good, pleasant
יָפֶה
beautiful
יָשָׁר
upright, just, level, straight
כֵּן
also לָכֵן or עַל־כֵּן
so, thus
לָכֵן or עַל־כֵּן - therefore
מְאֹד
very, exceedingly
מְעַט
little, few
עַתָּה
now, after all, at last, then
צַדִּיק
righteous, just, innocent
קֹ֫דֶשׁ
holiness, something that is holy
קָדוֹשׁ
holy, set apart
קָטֹן
small, young, insignificant
קָרוֹב
near, close
קָשֶׁה
difficult, hard, severe
רָחוֹק
distant, remote, far away
רַב
great, many
רַע
bad, evil, wicked
רָשָׁע
wicked, guilty
שִׁיר
song
What are the three (3) categories of adjectival usage? Identify and describe.
(1) Attributive; (2) Predicative; (3) Substantive
1. Attributive- adjectives follow the noun and agree is gender, number, and definiteness (or indefiniteness)
2. Predicative - adjectives either proceed or follow the noun and agree in gender and number only. they never take the def. article.
3. Substantive - adjectives used independently as nouns. no modified nouns.
What is the adjectival directional ending?
Qamets He (e.g. בָּה), which may be added to end of word to express idea of motion toward someone/something. Always unaccented and translated “to” or “toward”.
Hebrew adjectives are inflected to indicate gender and number. What are the four (4) inflected forms?
- Masculine singular
- Masculine plural
- Feminine singular
- Feminine plural
Endings are same as those for nouns.