Chapter 4: Pluralization - propretonic reduction

Question 1

Hebrew: עָנָן
Transliteration: anan

Answer 1

English: cloud
Plural Form: עֲנָנִים (clouds)

Nouns with inital gutteral consonant cannot take Vocal Shewa

Question 2

Hebrew: חָצֵר
Transliteration: chatzer

Answer 2

English: courtyard
Plural Form: חֲצֵרוֹת (courtyards)

Nouns with an initial guttural consonant cannot take a Vocal Shewa.

Question 3

Hebrew: כּוֹכָב
Transliteration: kochav

Answer 3

English: star
Plural Form: כּוֹכָבִים (stars)

Nouns with unchangeable long vowel will not experience this

Question 4

propretonic reduction

Answer 4

with the addition of the plural endings, the changeable long vowel is placed in an open, propretonic syllable. In an open, propretonic syllable, the changeable long vowel will reduce to a Shewa.

Question 5

דָּבָר (davar) - “word”

Answer 5

דְּבָרִים (devarim) - “words”

Question 6

לֵב (lev) - “heart”

Answer 6

לְבָבוֹת (levavot) - “hearts”