Week 3 Futato (Good to know) Ch 30 Numbers and "Surprise" Flashcards
What is the difference between “cardinal” and “ordinal” numbers?
Cardinal are the counting numbers:
1, 2, 3…
Ordinal put things in order:
1st, 2nd, 3rd…
What are some number rules that lead to confusion?
- # s can come before or after the word they modify
- # s can be construct or absolute
- the M/F designations can be confusing
What do the masculine cardinal #s from 3-10 end in?
qamets-he
What endings are added to the feminine cardinal #s 1-10?
NONE!
They don’t take an ending.
What do the masculine ordinal #s from 2-10 end in?
yod
What do the feminine ordinal #s from 2-10 end in?
yod-tav
How are #s from 11-19 formed?
Write “ten” after the number in the one’s position, which indicates to add them together. Example:
How are multiples of ten formed?
(i.e., 20, 30, 40…90)
Write the plural form of the number in the tens position. Examples:
How are multiples of 100 formed in Hebrew?
Put the number of hundreds in construct with the word for “hundreds”. Ex:
How are multiples of 1000 formed in Hebrew?
Put the number of thousands in construct with the word for “thousands.”
note that in construct form, the qamets-he changes to patakh-tav
How do you say “2000” in Hebrew?
A dual can be used:
How are ages often given in the Old Testament?
by saying “son of” and then giving the numerical age:
What Hebrew word is used to introduce something unexpected, a surprise?
What all can the following word be used to do?
- report something happening in a dream/vision (Gen 28:12)
- draw attention to the marvelous (Gen 1:31)
- announce an event about to take place (“hinney” + participle, as in 1 Sam 3:11)
- to show existence (Gen 12:19)
- may have pronoun suffixes added to it, as in:
