Hebrew Nouns

Question 1

What are the 3 things (apart from the root letters) you need to identify in Hebrew Nouns when parsing?

Answer 1

Gender
Number (Singular, Plural or Dual)
State (Absolute or Construct)

Question 2

List the 3 Masculine Absolute Endings

Answer 2

Singular: (none)
Plural: ים ִ
Dual: יִם ַ

Question 3

List the 3 Feminine Absolute Endings

Answer 3

Singular: ת , ָה, (none)
Plural: וֹת
Dual: יִם ַ

Question 4

List the 3 Masculine Construct Endings

Answer 4

Singular: (none)
Plural: י ֵ
Dual: י ֵ

Question 5

List the 3 Feminine Construct Endings

Answer 5

Singular: ת ַ, (none)
Plural: וֹת
Dual: י ֵ

Question 6

_________ nouns can stand alone

Answer 6

Absolute

Question 7

Which state of Noun will end a Construct Phrase?

Answer 7

Absolute

Question 8

If there are three nouns attached together, the second word in the phrase is ____________

Answer 8

Construct

(the first word will be construct too!)

Question 9

If there is a definite article attached to the final word in a construct phrase, that means that…

Answer 9

All the words in the construct phrase are definite

Question 10

What are the 3 ways in which a construct phrase can be made definite?

Answer 10

1. Definite Article Prefix
2. Proper Name
3. Prenominal Suffix, denoting possession (our, his etc.)