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1
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Recite the Forms of the Personal Pronouns

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2
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What are some of the uses of these personal pronouns?

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  1. Only used as the subject of a sentence.
  2. Word order in Hebrew is variable.
  3. The subject agrees with the predicate in gender and number.
    • בַּת אַתְּ (you are a daughter)
      • both fs
    • הֵם אֵלִים (they are gods)
3
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How does the indefinite article functions in Hebrew?

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  1. Hebrew doesn’t have an indefinite article.
  2. אָח can be translated “brother” or “a brother” depending on context
4
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How does the definite article functions in Hebrew?

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  1. Not a separate word, as “the”, but attached to the beginning of the word.
5
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Of what three things does the definite article consists?

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  1. ה
  2. a patach under the ה
  3. a strong dagesh on the first letter of the word
    • הַדָּבָר = “the word”
6
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If gutturals or resh never have dagesh (guttural characteristic #1), how does the definite article works on nouns beginning with ה and ח?

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  1. Virtual doubling = on nouns beginning with ה and ח, the article is הַ, with no strong dagesh in the first letter.
    • הַהוֹד = “the splendor”
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If gutturals or resh never have dagesh (guttural characteristic #1), how does the definite article works on nouns beginning with ע ,א or ר?

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  1. Compensatory lengthening = on nouns beginning with ע ,א or ר the article is הָ. The short vowel ַ is lengthened to ָ
    • הָאָב = “the father”
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If gutturals or resh never have dagesh (guttural characteristic #1), how does the definite article works on nouns beginning with חָ ,הָ or עָ?

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  1. On nouns beginning with חָ ,הָ or עָ, the article will be הֶ
    • הֶחָמָס = “the wrong”
9
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אָדָם

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man, Adam

10
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אִישׁ

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man, husband

plural: אֲנָשִׁים

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אִשָּׁה

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woman, wife

plural: נָשִׁים

12
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בַּיִת

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house, temple

13
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דֶּרֶךְ

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way, road

14
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כֹּהֵן

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priest

15
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הָלַךְ

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he walked, went

16
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לָקַח

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he took, seized

17
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נָתַן

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he gave, presented

18
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שָׁמַע

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he heard

also means “obey”

19
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יהוה

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Yahweh, LORD

  • Tetragrammaton, “four letters”
  • God’s covenantal name
20
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אֲדוֹנָי

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“my lord”