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Construct

Construct. Chain. There is no word for “of” in Hebrew. #r<a'h' %l,m,. vyaih' lwOq. B The voice of the man. B The king of the land. %l,m,h; db,[,. B The servant of the king. You can have multiple constructs, but only one absolute. %l,m,h; db,[,. B The servant of the king. Construct.

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  1. Construct Chain

  2. There is no word for “of” in Hebrew

  3. #r<a'h' %l,m, vyaih' lwOq B The voice of the man B The king of the land %l,m,h; db,[, B The servant of the king

  4. You can have multiple constructs, but only one absolute %l,m,h; db,[, B The servant of the king Construct Absolute

  5. Construct Chains • Cannot be separated • Are either entirely definite or entirely indefinite vyaih' lwOq B The voice of the man or vyai lwOq B A voice of a man

  6. Construct Chains • Cannot be separated • Are either entirely definite or entirely indefinite • Can have multiple construct nouns AMai ybia]-tyBe tx;P;v.mi-lK'-la,w> of his mother of the father of the son of the clan all And to (Judges 9:1)

  7. Construct Chains • Cannot be separated • Are either entirely definite or entirely indefinite • Can have multiple construct nouns • Can be joined by a Maqqef dwID"-!B, B Son of David

  8. Construct Chains • Cannot be separated • Are either entirely definite or entirely indefinite • Can have multiple construct nouns • Can be joined by a Maqqef • Because they cannot be separated, adjectives must come after the chain (but will agree in number and gender with the noun they modify)

  9. bAJh; #r<a'h' %l,m, Construct Chains (Masculine) (Feminine) (Masculine) (The good king of the land) (Masculine) (Feminine) (Feminine) hb'AJh; #r<a'h' %l,m, (The king of the goodland)

  10. Construct Chains • A construct chain is pronounced as though it were a single word

  11. !Be !B, becomes (son of) lKo lK' (all of) becomes dy" dy: (hand of) becomes Construct Chains • A construct chain is pronounced as though it were a single word • The construct noun surrenders its primary accent

  12. Construct Chains • A construct chain is pronounced as though it were a single word • The construct noun surrenders its primary accent • Masculine plural endings change ~yhil{a/ yhel{a/ becomes ynEB. ~ynIB' becomes

  13. Construct Chains • A construct chain is pronounced as though it were a single word • The construct noun surrenders its primary accent • Masculine plural endings change • Feminine singular endings change hr'AT tr;AT becomes hnEv' tn:v. becomes

  14. Construct Chains • Some monosyllabic words add a yod to their stem in the construct state ba' ybia} becomes xa' yxia} becomes

  15. ~yvid"Q\h; vd<qo “Holy of holies” Superlatives • Two nouns in a construct chain

  16. Superlatives • Two nouns in a construct chain ~yrIyVih; ryvi “Song of songs”

  17. Superlatives • Two nouns in a construct chain ~ynIdoa]h' ynEdoa]w: ~yhil{a/h' yhel{a/ “God of gods and Lord of lords” (Deuteronomy 10:17)

  18. lAdG"h;-d[;w> !joQ'h;-!mi “From the smallest to the greatest” (1 Samuel 30:19) Superlatives • Two nouns in a construct chain • The joining of with . !mi lKo

  19. Son as a Figurative Term • A “son of the possession” (qv,m,‑!b,) was an heir (Genesis 15:2). • A “son of a house”(ytiyBe‑!b,) is one who is such a close friend that he is like a member of the family (Genesis 15:3). • A “son of death” (tw<m'‑!b,) is one who deserves to die (1 Samuel 20:31) or who has been condemned to die (Psalm 102:20). • A “son of Gehinnon” is someone who is bound for hell (Matthew 23:15).

  20. Son as a Figurative Term • Look at the term “son” (!b) as it is used in Genesis 17:1. And when Abram was ninety years old and nine… ~y[iv.Ti-!B, ~r"b.a; yhiy>w: ~ynIv' [v;tew> hn"v'

  21. Son as a Figurative Term • Look at the term “son” (!b) as it is used in Genesis 17:1. • Look at the term “sons” (ynb) as it is used in Jeremiah 48:45.

  22. Vocabulary

  23. !b,a, Stone

  24. rz<[eh' !b,a, Wnr"z"[] !b,a, Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.” (1 Samuel 7:12).

  25. hm'd'a] Ground, land, earth

  26. by"a' Enemy

  27. rf'B' Meat, flesh

  28. tyrIB. Covenant

  29. lWbG> Border, boundary

  30. lWx B Firm, strong lyIx; Wealth, army

  31. ds,x, Lovingkindness loyalty

  32. vd'x' B New vd,xo Month (new moon)

  33. twOdy" (Plural) dy" Hand

  34. twOm (construct form) tw<m' Death

  35. hJ,m; Staff, rod, branch, tribe

  36. rB'd>mi Wilderness

  37. dA[ Again, still, as long as

  38. t[e Time He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season (Ps 1:3)

  39. hl'[' B To ascend hl'[o Burnt offering

  40. ~ynIP' Face

  41. !aoc Flock of sheep or goats

  42. lg<r, Foot

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