Construct endings

Question 1

ים ִ

give construct ending

Answer 1

י◌ֵ

M P ending

Question 2

ה◌ָ

give construct ending

Answer 2

ת◌ַ

F.S.

Question 3

וֹת

give construct ending

Answer 3

וֹת

F.P.

Question 4

יִם ֫ ַ

give construct ending

Answer 4

י◌ֵ

D.P.

Question 5

ה ֶ

give construct ending

Answer 5

ה ֵ

Nouns adjust from segol to sere

Question 6

בָּנִים

sons

give construct ending

Answer 6

בְּנֵי

(The) sons of …

Question 7

רָקִיעַ

firmament now give construct ending

Answer 7

רְקִיעַ

The firmament of

In a pro-pretonic open syllable, the ā is reduced to a ševā’;

Question 8

זְקֵנִים

elders now give construct ending

Answer 8

זִקְנֵי

(The) elders of …

In a pro-pretonic open syllable, the ē is reduced to a ševā’;

Question 9

כֹּהֵן

Priest now give construct ending

Answer 9

כֹּהֲנֵי

(The) priests of …

If no vowels were reduced in the pro-pretonic syllable, ē in the pretonic open syllable,
is reduced to a ševā’. An ā in the pretonic posi!on does not change.

Question 10

חֲכָמִים

The wise men

give construct ending

Answer 10

חֲכְמֵי becomes חַכְמֵי

(The) wise men of

Two vocal ševā’s cannot stand: the first one must be raised to short vowel, the
second becomes silent. If the first vocal ševā’ is a ḥāṭeṗ vowel, then the composite
ševā’ is raised to its corresponding short vowel.

Question 11

With monosyllabic nouns what happens if the vowel is unchangeably long, or it is a short vowel?

Answer 11

Construct noun is the same as the absolute

examples סוּס and עַם

Question 12

What happens on monosyllabic nouns when you have changeable nouns?

יָד

Answer 12

vowels are shortened. ( ◌ֵ → ◌ֶ ; ◌ָ → ◌ַ )

יַד

Question 13

אָב

give construct ending

Answer 13

אֲבִי

have irregular construct forms

Question 14

What happens on monosyllabic nouns when you have changeable nouns?

בֵּן

Answer 14

vowels are shortened. ( ◌ֵ → ◌ֶ ; ◌ָ → ◌ַ )

בֶּן־

With a maqqeph

Question 15

אָח

give construct ending

Answer 15

אֲחִי

have irregular construct forms

Question 16

דָּבָר

word now give construct ending

Answer 16

דְּבַר

word of

If the first syllable is open and the second syllable is closed: reduce 1st vowel to ševā’, if it
is qāmeṣ or ṣêrê; shorten 2nd vowel to short vowel if vowel is qāmeṣ or ṣêrê

Question 17

מִשְׁפָּט

judgement now give construct ending

Answer 17

מִשְׁפַּט

judgement of

If the first and second syllable are closed: shorten changeable vowel of 2nd syllable

Question 18

תּוֹרָה

give construct ending

Answer 18

תּוֹרַת

Feminine nouns ending with ה◌ָ will take the construct ending ת◌ַ

Question 19

בַּ֫יִת

house now give construct ending

Answer 19

בֵּית

house of

Nouns with áyi contract to ê, with ā́ve contract to ô

Question 20

מָ֫וֶת

give construct ending

Answer 20

מוֹת

Nouns with áyi contract to ê, with ā́ve contract to ô◌ַ

Question 21

שָׂדֶה

field give construct ending

Answer 21

שָׂדֵה

Field of

Nouns ending with ה◌ֶ will change to ה◌ֵ:

Question 22

סוּס לְאַבְרָהָם

what does the lamed do?

Answer 22

a horse belonging to Abraham

If possession needs to be expressed between an indefinite word and a definite word, then
the preposi!on ל is used.