LAN 404 BEGINNING HEBREW II Class IV: Definite Article and Conjunction Waw Dr. Esa Autero Definite article and conjunction Waw 1.1 Introduction Definite and indefinite article in English Noun is definite when preceded by “the” (definite article) Noun is indefinite when preceded by “a/an” or no article The teacher, the mountain An apple, a teacher (indefinite article) OR apple, teacher (no article) Definite article in Hebrew There is only definite article in Hebrew (no indefinite article in Hebrew) מֶ֫לְֶ֫ך may be translated as “king” or “a king” Hebrew words w/o definite article are indefinite Exceptions: proper nouns (e.g. Egypt) & nouns w/ possessive pronouns (my ear) Definite article and conjunction Waw 2.1 Hebrew Definite Article Form of Hebrew definite article מֶ֫לְֶ֫ך “king” or “a king” (ֶ֫)ה A noun is made definite by adding the Hebrew definite article in front of the noun AND adding Daghesh Forte in the first consonant of the noun Definite article המלְֶ֫ך מֶ֫לְֶ֫ך “king” or “a king” המלְֶ֫ך “the king” Definite article and conjunction Waw Hebrew words with a definite article – examples Indefinite noun Definite noun נ ִָביא A prophet הנ ִָביא זָקֶ֫ן An elder הזָ קֶ֫ן The elder סּוס A horse הּסּוס The horse שֹׁפט A judge השֹׁפט The judge The prophet Definite article and conjunction Waw The article and initial begadkephat consonants With begadkephat initial Daghesh Lene changes into Daghesh Forte Nothing visibly changes, but Daghesh Lene is now Daghesh Forte Indefinite noun Definite noun ביִת A house הביִת The house רְך ֶ֫ ד A road הדרְֶ֫ך The road גִ בֹור A warrior הגִ בֹור The warrior Definite article and conjunction Waw The article and initial guttural consonants What to do with Daghesh Forte when first consonant is guttural (or ?)ר guttural consonants do not take Daghesh Forte 1) Compensatory lengthening Initial Pathach (short a) of the definite article (ֶ֫ )הlengthens to Qamets (long a) ה ֶָ֫ Basic patterns for compensatory vowel lengthening: Definite article compensates for the loss of Daghesh Forte by lengthening vowels 1) Pathach to Qamets (ֶ֫)בָ ֶֶֶ֫֫֫ב 2) Hireq to Tsere (ֶֶֶֶ֫֫֫֫ב ִֶ֫ )ב 3) Qibbuts to Holem (ֶ֫)בֶֶֶֶֹׁ֫֫֫֫ב Definite article and conjunction Waw Examples of vowel lengthening Indefinite noun Definite noun אִֶ֫יש A man האִֶ֫יש ֶָ֫ The man אִֶ֫ ָשה A woman האִֶ֫ ָשה ֶָ֫ The woman ר ֹׁאש ֶ֫ A head/leader ר ֹׁאש ֶ֫ ָה The head עיר ִֶ֫ ה ֶָ֫ The city עיר ִֶ֫ A city Definite article and conjunction Waw 2) Virtual doubling When הor חis the first consonant of a noun virtual doubling Nothing happens – (rejection of Daghesh Forte w/o the lengthening of Pathach) Indefinite noun Definite noun היכָל A palace ההיכָל The palace חֹומה ָ A wall חֹומה ָ ה The wall Pathach does not lengthen in either example Definite article and conjunction Waw 3) Irregular Seghol vowel Unaccented nouns that begin with ע ֶָ֫ , ה ֶָ֫ or ח ֶָ֫ (ח ֶָ֫ may also be accented), have Seghol (short e) without the Daghesh Forte ( ֶ֫) ה Indefinite noun חָ ֶָ֫כם Wise man Definite noun החָ ֶָ֫כם The wise man Definite article and conjunction Waw The article with initial ֶ֫ יand ֶ֫מ With few exceptions, words that begin with ֶ֫ יor Indefinite noun ֶ֫מ give up Daghesh Forte. Definite noun ילָ ִדים Boys הילָ ִדים The boys מרג ִלים Spies המרג ִלים The spies Daghesh Forte given up but Pathach is not lengthened This is similar to virtual doubling with gutturals – however, the Shewa under the first consonant is Vocal per similarity to basic form of the article w/ Daghesh Forte Definite article and conjunction Waw Vowel changes Basic rules (see previous slides) + exceptions NOTE: concentrate on stable elements – things that do not change - ֶ֫ הprefix (vowels and Daghesh change) Stem of the word does not change (almost always) Examples of words that have slight irregularities (Qamets under 1st consonant) Indefinite noun רץ ֶ֫ א ֶ֫ עֶ֫ם גֶ֫ן הר ארֹון ֶ֫ Earth People Garden Mountain Ark Definite noun האֶָ֫רֶ֫ץ ֶָ֫ עם ֶָ֫ ה ֶָ֫ ה ֶָ֫גן הָ הָ ר רֺן ֶֹׁ֫ א ֶָ֫ ה ֶָ֫ The earth The people The garden The mountain The ark Definite article and conjunction Waw 2.2 The Conjunction ְו ֶֺ֫ is the most frequent word in the Hebrew Bible (<50,000x) On average 2.5x per verse Always prefixed to another word (never stand-alone) ֺ has four basic spelling possibilities depending on the word it is attached to 1) Before most consonants, the conjunction appears as ֶֺ֫ ֶ֫ ֶֺ֫עֶ֫בדand a servant ֶ֫א ָשה ִֶ֫ ֶֺ֫ and a woman א ָשה ִֶ֫ ה ֶָ֫ ֺ and the woman Definite article and conjunction Waw 2) Two situation when the conjunction appears differently a) It is spelled ּוbefore labials (ב , מ,)פ “BUMP” rule begadkephat consonants will loose the Daghesh Lene with the conjunction Conjunction Waw and the “BUMP” rule בין+ֶֺ֫ ּובין and between ביִת+ֶֺ֫ ּוביִת and a house מלְֶ֫ך+ֶֺ֫ ּומלְֶ֫ך and a king עה ֶֹׁ֫ ר ֶ֫ פ+ֶֺ֫ ֶֶֶֶֶ֫֫֫֫֫עה ֶֹׁ֫ ר ֶ֫ ּופ and Pharaoh Definite article and conjunction Waw b) The conjunction ֺ is also spelled as Shureq ( )ּוbefore most consonants having Vocal Shewa Conjunction Waw and Shureq ע ִרים ֶָ֫ ֶ֫ נ+ֶֺ֫ ע ִרים ֶָ֫ ֶּ֫ונ ע ִרים ֶָ֫ ֶ֫ ז+ֶֺ֫ ע ִרים ֶָ֫ ֶּ֫וז ספָ ִרים+ֶֺ֫ ּוספָ ִרים שמּואֶ֫ל+ֶֺ֫ ֶֶּ֫֫ושמּואֶ֫ל and young men and seeds and books and Samuel Exception to the rule: if the conjunction ֺ is prefixed to a word that begins with the syllable ֶ֫ יthen the syllables contract to הּודה ָ י+ֶֺ֫ ִֶֶֶֶ֫֫֫֫הּודה ָ ֺ and Judah Definite article and conjunction Waw 3) Before a reduced Hateph vowel – the conjunction is spelled with the corresponding short vowel of the Hateph vowel. Conjunction Waw and Hateph volwels אנ ִָשים ֶ֫ +ֶֺ֫ ֶֺ֫אֶ֫נ ִָשים אמת ֶ֫ +ֶֺ֫ ֶֶֶֶֶֶֺ֫֫֫֫֫֫אֶ֫מת חֳ ִלי+ֶֺ֫ ָֺחֳ ִלי One important exception: ֺ + ֹלהים ִ ֶ֫א and men and truth and sickness ֹלהים ִ ֶֺ֫א Definite article and conjunction Waw 4) The conjunction may be spelled with a Qamets ֶָֺ֫ before monosyllabic words and certain word with initial accent Conjunction Waw and Qamets vowel ֶ֫צ ֹׁאן+ ֶֺ֫ Sheep ֺ ֶָ֫צ ֹׁאן and sheep לחֶ֫ם+ ֶֺ֫ Bread חם ֶ֫ ָֺל and bread How do you know when a word starts with conjunction? ֺ and when it is a Only six words in the Hebrew Bible that start with the consonant ֺ The words occur only 18x in the Hebrew Bible in total When you see a word with an initial ֺ it is most likely the conjunction ֺ Definite article and conjunction Waw Practice Workbook p. 21, no: 1-5, 10-15 p. 22, no: 1-10 Homework Workbook p. 23, no:1-9 “Bible Translation” Practice letters and reading (out loud) – e.g. words on vocabulary & workbook Vocabulary quiz (Ch. 5) on words pp. 46-47 (5.9) EXAM I POSTPONED BY ONE WEEK Exam I: Tue 9/29/2015
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