Unit 12 - Construct Chains

Question 1

Construct Chains

Answer 1

The Hebrew method of

combining two or more nouns

Question 2

A compound construction always has one noun expressing the ______ _____ accompanied by a ______ noun describing the central idea.

Answer 2

A compound construction always has one noun expressing the central idea accompanied by a second noun describing the central idea.

Question 3

The Hebrew method of

combining two or more nouns is called a

_______ ________

Answer 3

The Hebrew method of

combining two or more nouns is called a

Construct Chain

Question 4

A compound construction is…

Answer 4

one noun expressing the central idea accompanied by a second noun describing the central idea.

Question 5

Place, Material, Time, Purpose, and

Possession describe the 5 relationships between nouns in _________ ______.

Answer 5

Place, Material, Time, Purpose, and

Possession describe the 5 relationships between nouns in construct chains.

Question 6

A construct chain consists of a ________ Noun and a __________ Noun

Answer 6

A construct chain consists of a Central Noun and a Describing Noun

Question 7

What are the 5 relationships between nouns in construct chains?

Answer 7

1. Place: tree house
2. Material: straw hut
3. Time: i.e. Summer home
4. Purpose: Lighthouse
5. Possession: Police Car

Question 8

In a construct chain, the ________ noun comes before the __________ noun.

Answer 8

In a construct chain, the central noun comes before the describing noun.

Question 9

A central noun followed by a describing noun is called a _________ _____

Answer 9

A central noun followed by a describing noun is called a Construct Chain

Question 10

words in a _________ _____ are always treated like a single word

Answer 10

words in a construct chain are always treated like a single word

Question 11

words in a construct chain are always treated like a _______ _____

Answer 11

words in a construct chain are always treated like a single word

Question 12

Because the words in a construct chain are treated as a single word, the first noun(s) lose their accent which sometimes causes the vowels to change, i.e. a __________ _____

Answer 12

Because the words in a construct chain are treated as a single word, the first noun(s) lose their accent which sometimes causes the vowels to change, i.e. a construct form

Question 13

Because the words in a construct chain are treated as a single word, the first noun(s) lose their accent which sometimes causes the ______ to change, i.e. a construct form

Answer 13

Because the words in a construct chain are treated as a single word, the first noun(s) lose their accent which sometimes causes the vowels to change, i.e. a construct form

Question 14

Nouns have two forms:

_________ Form &

_________ Form

Answer 14

Nouns have two forms:

Absolute Form &

Construct Form

Question 15

The Absolute Form​ is the form

a noun has when it appears by ______

or as the _____word of a construct chain.

Answer 15

The Absolute Form is the form

a noun has when it appears by itself

or as the last word of a construct chain.

Question 16

The _______ _____ is the form

a noun has when it appears by itself

or as the last word of a construct chain.

Answer 16

The Absolute Form is the form

a noun has when it appears by itself

or as the last word of a construct chain.

Question 17

______ basic rules define how vowels of a noun may change in a construct form

Answer 17

Three basic rules define how vowels of a noun may change in a construct form

Question 18

A _____ [ā] vowel (qamats) in a final ______ syllable changes to

a ______ [a] vowel (patah.)

(e.g. absolute יָם vs. construct יַם).

Answer 18

A long [ā] vowel (qamats) in a final closed syllable changes to a short [a] vowel (patah.)

(e.g. absolute יָם vs. construct יַם).

[as a construct it loses its stress, accent remains with the absolute noun following]

Question 19

The long vowels [ā] ( qamats ) and [ē] ( Tsere ), when unstressed, change into a _____ [ə]

(e.g. absolute נָבִיא vs. construct נְבִיא).

Answer 19

The long vowels [ā] (qamats) and [ē] (Tsere), when unstressed, change into a shewa [ə]

(e.g. absolute נָבִיא vs. construct נְבִיא).

Question 20

for long vowels [ā] and [ē] under a ______

letter, a _______ vowel (h.ataf patah . and h.taf tsere ) is used instead of a shewa .

Answer 20

for long vowels [ā] and [ē] under a guttural letter, a reduced vowel (h.ataf patah. and h.taf tsere) is used instead of a shewa.

א ה ח ע and sometimes ר

Question 21

The long vowel [ē] (Tsere) sometimes changes to a short [a] ( patah. ) in a ____ _____ syllable

(e.g. absolute זָקֵן vs. construct זְקַן ).

Answer 21

The long vowel [ē] (Tsere) sometimes changes to a short [a] ( patah. ) in a final closed syllable

(e.g. absolute זָקֵן vs. construct זְקַן ).

Question 22

basic rule of regular _________ _______ nouns: the [__] ending changes to [__] in the construct form

Answer 22

basic rule of regular feminine singular nouns: the [āh] (qamats hey) ending changes to [at] in the construct form

(e.g. absolute מַלְכָּה vs. construct מַלְכַּת.)

Question 23

The _______ _______ plural [__] ending changes to [_] in the construct form

(e.g. absolute
מַלְאָכִים vs. construct מַלְאֲכֵי ).

Answer 23

The regular masculine plural [îm] ending changes to [ê] in the construct form

(e.g. absolute
מַלְאָכִים vs. construct מַלְאֲכֵי ).

Question 24

The ______ _________ plural [ôt] ending remains _________ in
the construct form

Answer 24

The regular feminine plural [ôt] ending remains unchanged in
the construct form

(e.g. חוֹמוֹת is both absolute and construct).

Question 25

Rule 1 construct forms:

in a ____ _____ syllable

Answer 25

Rule 1 construct forms:

in a final closed syllable

qamats >> patah.

Question 26

Rule 2 construct forms:

_________

_____ or ______ > _____

(or a ________ vowel)

Answer 26

Rule 2 construct forms:

unstressed

qamats or tsere > shewa

(or a reduced vowel)

מָקוֹם > מְקוֹם | חָצֵר > חֲצַר

Question 27

Rule 3 construct forms:

_____ → _____

in a ____ _____ syllable in some words

(sometimes)

Answer 27

Rule 3 construct forms:

tsere → patah.

in a final closed syllable in some words

(sometimes)

Question 28

At the end of a word:

_________ __________ ending

[āh / הָ] → [at / תַ]

Answer 28

At the end of a word:

feminine singular ending

[āh / הָ] → [at / תַ]

Question 29

In a final closed syllable:

______ > _______

Answer 29

In a final closed syllable:

qamats > patah.

Question 30

The first of the two nouns in the construct chain is called the ________ noun and is said to be in the _________ state. ​

Answer 30

The first of the two nouns in the construct chain is called the construct noun and is said to be in the construct state. ​

Question 31

In a final closed syllable:

______ > patah.

Answer 31

In a final closed syllable:

qamats > patah.

Question 32

The second of the two nouns is called the _______ ____ and is said to be in the _________ state. The absolute form of a noun is also its _________ form.​

Answer 32

The second of the two nouns is called the absolute noun and is said to be in the absolute state. The absolute form of a noun is also its lexical form.​

Question 33

In a final closed syllable:

qamats > _______

Answer 33

In a final closed syllable:

qamats > patah.

Question 34

in an open unaccented syllable

_____ & _____ > vocal shewa

Answer 34

in an open unaccented syllable

qamats & tsere > vocal shewa

Question 35

in an open unaccented syllable

qamats & tsere > _____ _____

Answer 35

in an open unaccented syllable

qamats & tsere > vocal shewa

Question 36

in an open unaccented syllable

_____ & _____ > _____ _____

Answer 36

in an open unaccented syllable

qamats & tsere > vocal shewa

Question 37

_____ rules may apply to nouns in the construct state

Answer 37

Both rules may apply to nouns in the construct state

Question 38

tsere > ____;

h.olem > ______ _____

in monosyllabic nouns with changeable long vowels

Answer 38

tsere > segol;

h.olem > qamats qatan

in monosyllabic nouns with changeable long vowels

Question 39

long vowels > short vowels

in __________ nouns with changeable long vowels

Answer 39

long vowels > short vowels

in monosyllabic nouns with changeable long vowels

Question 40

____ vowels > ____ vowels

in monosyllabic nouns with changeable long vowels

Answer 40

long vowels > short vowels

in monosyllabic nouns with changeable long vowels

Answer 41

masculine plural and dual endings change to

tsere yod

(then apply rules of vowel reduction)

Question 42

Answer 42