ross chapter 12 p. 98 12.1 cases nominative: position, context, no acc./gen. markers subject or...

Ross Chapter 12 p. 98

12.1 Cases

Nominative: position, context, no acc./gen. markers

Subject or predicate nominative

Accusative: position, syntactical connections,

Most often the direct object Genitive: syntactical connection with another word, e.g., a

preposition, or two nouns in a row

The Genitive is the defining case: “ of ~ ”


12.1 Cases

In Hebrew words not marked for case (contrast Greek)

Cases reflected by

prepositions In Hebrew the obj. of prep. is always a genitive

position in the sentence

syntactical relationship of words

Examples of Genitives (n.b. two nouns in a row)

1. ownership/possession

2. source/authorship

3. subjective or objective

4. attributive

5. material


12.2 The Construct Relationship

The genitive follows a word in the construct state(a syntactical relationship)

The vowels of the first word sometimes change (i.e. it is s.t. [re]constructed)

The grammatical case of the first word comes fromits function in the sentence



The grammatical case of the first word in the phrasecomes from its function in the sentence



The grammatical case of the first word comes from its function in the sentence, e.g.,

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.

He obeyed in the fear of the LORD.

We preach the fear of the LORD.


12.3 Changes ([re]constructions) of noun endings

Sometimes no change; other words change

* or


12.3 Changes ([re]constructions) of noun endings

Some words no change; other words change

*


12.4 Changes ([re]constructions) of noun vowels

These are the most important changes.



Look for these changes


12.6 Syntax of the Construct-Genitive Chain

1. Word order is fixed2. The construct (1st) word never has the article

The phrase is definite if

a. the final word has the article

b. the final word is a proper noun

c. the final word has a pronoun suffix

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2. 1st word indef. / 2nd definite: use preposition

3. An adj. modifying the construct (1st word) comesafter the entire phrase

4. The chain might have 3, 4, rarely 5 nouns

n.b. the construct will have a conjunctive accent, e.g.,

munach mereka mahpak

Ross Chapter 12 pp. 104-10512.7 Translating the construct chain

1. ownership/possession

2. source/authorship

3. subjective or objective

4. attributive

5. material

Ross Chapter 12 Vocab p.105

Ross Chapter 12 Vocab p.106

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