Construct endings Flashcards
ים ִ
give construct ending
י◌ֵ
M P ending
ה◌ָ
give construct ending
ת◌ַ
F.S.
וֹת
give construct ending
וֹת
F.P.
יִם ֫ ַ
give construct ending
י◌ֵ
D.P.
ה ֶ
give construct ending
ה ֵ
Nouns adjust from segol to sere
בָּנִים
sons
give construct ending
בְּנֵי
(The) sons of …
רָקִיעַ
firmament now give construct ending
רְקִיעַ
The firmament of
In a pro-pretonic open syllable, the ā is reduced to a ševā’;
זְקֵנִים
elders now give construct ending
זִקְנֵי
(The) elders of …
In a pro-pretonic open syllable, the ē is reduced to a ševā’;
כֹּהֵן
Priest now give construct ending
כֹּהֲנֵי
(The) priests of …
If no vowels were reduced in the pro-pretonic syllable, ē in the pretonic open syllable,
is reduced to a ševā’. An ā in the pretonic posi!on does not change.
חֲכָמִים
The wise men
give construct ending
חֲכְמֵי becomes חַכְמֵי
(The) wise men of
Two vocal ševā’s cannot stand: the first one must be raised to short vowel, the
second becomes silent. If the first vocal ševā’ is a ḥāṭeṗ vowel, then the composite
ševā’ is raised to its corresponding short vowel.
With monosyllabic nouns what happens if the vowel is unchangeably long, or it is a short vowel?
Construct noun is the same as the absolute
examples סוּס and עַם
What happens on monosyllabic nouns when you have changeable nouns?
יָד
vowels are shortened. ( ◌ֵ → ◌ֶ ; ◌ָ → ◌ַ )
יַד
אָב
give construct ending
אֲבִי
have irregular construct forms
What happens on monosyllabic nouns when you have changeable nouns?
בֵּן
vowels are shortened. ( ◌ֵ → ◌ֶ ; ◌ָ → ◌ַ )
בֶּן־
With a maqqeph
אָח
give construct ending
אֲחִי
have irregular construct forms
דָּבָר
word now give construct ending
דְּבַר
word of
If the first syllable is open and the second syllable is closed: reduce 1st vowel to ševā’, if it
is qāmeṣ or ṣêrê; shorten 2nd vowel to short vowel if vowel is qāmeṣ or ṣêrê
מִשְׁפָּט
judgement now give construct ending
מִשְׁפַּט
judgement of
If the first and second syllable are closed: shorten changeable vowel of 2nd syllable
תּוֹרָה
give construct ending
תּוֹרַת
Feminine nouns ending with ה◌ָ will take the construct ending ת◌ַ
בַּ֫יִת
house now give construct ending
בֵּית
house of
Nouns with áyi contract to ê, with ā́ve contract to ô
מָ֫וֶת
give construct ending
מוֹת
Nouns with áyi contract to ê, with ā́ve contract to ô◌ַ
שָׂדֶה
field give construct ending
שָׂדֵה
Field of
Nouns ending with ה◌ֶ will change to ה◌ֵ:
סוּס לְאַבְרָהָם
what does the lamed do?
a horse belonging to Abraham
If possession needs to be expressed between an indefinite word and a definite word, then
the preposi!on ל is used.
