Unit 37 Flashcards
I-נ roots, hapax legomena
נ - ח - ם
To regret
נ - צ - ב
To position, station, keep watch over
נ - ג - שׁ
To approach
נ - כ - ה
To strike
נ - צ - ל
To rescue
Why are I-נ roots classes as weak roots?
Because the נ assimilates when it’s not at the beginning of the syllable
In what stems and conjugations do I-נ roots conjugate differently from strong stems?
- Hifil
- Hofal
- Qal yiqtol, wayyiqtol, volitives, infinitive construct
- Nifal qatal and participle
In what stems/conjugations do I-נ roots conjugate the same as strong stems?
- Piel
- Pual
- Hitpael
- Qal qatal, infinitive absolute, participles
- Nifal yiqtol, wayyiqtol, volitives, infinitives
What changes are applicable to all I-נ roots in affected stems?
- The נ assimilates into the following radical, which is pointed with a strong dagesh
- If the root is II-guttural, the נ doesn’t assimilate
- In the hofal, the variant with qibbus pointing the first syllable is used
What root conjugates as if it were an I-נ?
ל - ק - ח
How are qal wayyiqtols and cohortatives formed for I-נ roots?
As expected
How are qal I-נ roots whose second radical is pointed with holem in the yiqtol formed in the imperative?
Like strong roots
How are qal I-נ roots whose second radical is pointed with patah or sere in the yiqtol formed in the imperative?
They lose the נ in the imperative and the second radical is not pointed with a strong dagesh, begadkefat letters still take the weak dagesh as expected
How are qal I-נ roots whose second radical is pointed with holem in the yiqtol formed in the infinitive construct?
Like strong roots
How are qal I-נ roots whose second radical is pointed with patah or sere in the yiqtol formed in the infinitive construct?
They lose the נ in the infinitive construct and a tav suffix is added. Pointing resembles segolate nouns
How does the ל prefix on I-נ roots in the infinitive construct change the pointing?
The ל is pointed with qamatz
What is a hapax legomena?
A word that appears only once in the Hebrew Bible
עֵדֶר
Herd
חֶסֶד
Kindness
מְנוּחָה
Rest, resting place
נ - שׁ - ק
To kiss
חֲמוֹת
Mother in law
ד - ב - ק
To cling
יְבֵמֶת
Sister in law
פ - ג - ע
To beg, strike, harm
ל - י - ן
To lodge, spend the night
