Unit 14 Flashcards
Possessive suffixes, contrast and temporal clauses
ג - ז - ל
To rob, steal
שׁ - מ - ע
To hear, listen
מ - א - ס
To despise, reject
בִּגְלַל
On account of, because
יָקָר
Dear, expensive
מְחִיר
Price
אַרְבַּע
Four
מֵאָה
Hundred
שֶׁקֶל
Shekel
עֶשְׂרִים
Twenty
בַּעַל
Husband
What is a mappiq?
A point that looks like a dagesh inside a ה appearing at the end of the word to indicate that the ה is an actual consonant, not a meter lectionis
How does the possessive suffix change the pointing of singular nouns ending in qamatz + ה?
The ה is replaced by a ת
How does the possessive suffix change the pointing of disyllabic singular nouns?
They undergo propretonic reduction
How do the 2mp and 2fs possessive suffixes change the pointing of singular nouns whose last syllable is pointed with a long vowel?
The long vowel reduces to a short vowel
How does the 2ms possessive suffix change the pointing of a singular noun whose last syllable is pointed with a long vowel?
The long vowel remains, but a meteg is placed to its left
How does the possessive suffix change the pointing of singular vowels containing patah + י + hireq or qamatz + ו?
The vowels reduce like they do in the construct state
How do possessive suffixes change the pointing of nouns of the active participle pattern?
They undergo pretonic reduction
How are singular segolate nouns affected by possessive suffixes?
- The first consonant is pointed with its original vowel
- The second consonant is pointed with silent shewa
- If the last consonant is a begadkefat letter, it’s pointed with a weak dagesh before the suffix
- If the second consonant is a guttural, it’s usually pointed with hatef patah instead of silent shewa
How are singular geminates affected by vocalic possessive possessive suffixes (any except the 2ms, 2mp, and 2fp)?
The last consonant of the geminate doubles and if the vowel is long, it shortens
Are nouns with possessive suffixes considered definite or indefinite?
Definite
When is a noun with a possessive suffix prefixed by the direct object marker?
When it’s the direct object of a verb
Can a noun with a possessive suffix be in construct?
No, but it can be the absolute noun in a construct chain
How are attributive adjectives affected by nouns affixed with possessive suffixes?
The adjective must be prefixed by the definite article
What is a contrast clause?
A clause that forms a contrast said in the previous clause (“on the contrary”, “but rather”)
כִּי
When, but rather
ע - ב - ד
To serve
עֵשָׂו
Esau
ז - ק - ן
To grow old
תְּלִי
Quiver
קֶשֶׁת
Bow
נֶפֶשׁ
Soul
בְּטֶרֶם
Before
מ - ו - ת
To die
יַעֲקֹב
Jacob
ד - ב - ר
To speak, talk
גְּדִי
Kid (goat)
לִפְנֵי
Before
