Ch 9 Futato - Prepositions and Vav Conjunction Flashcards
What is meant by “independent prepositions”?
prepositions that occur as independent words, NOT prefixed
What Hebrew prepositions are almost always written with maqqef?
from book and notes
What are the three inseparable prepositions in Hebrew?
True or False?
The vowel of the inseparable prepositions is always sheva.
False!
The REGULAR vowel is sheva, but it can change to other vowels too.
If a word begins with sheva and a preposition is attached, what vowel will be used in the inseparable preposition?
hireq
If a word begins with a complex sheva, what does the vowel of the inseparable preposition become?
The same as the short vowel in the complex sheva. Example:
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in/with truth
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like/as a prophet
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to/for the men
What might happen if an inseparable preposition is added to a word beginning with khatef-segol under alef?
The vowel under alef might drop out, and the sheva under the preposition become a tsere.
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to/for the city
What happens when an inseparable preposition is added to a definite noun?
The “he” of the definite article is dropped and replaced by the consonant of the preposition. Example:
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like the kingdom
Is the following preposition independent or inseparable?
usually independent before definite nouns
usually inseparable before indefinite nouns
When the following preposition is inseparable, what happens to the nun?
It is assimilated to the following consonant, so the nun is dropped and the following consonant gets a daggesh (unless a gutteral, which cannot take a daggesh, so instead the expected hireq would undergo compensatory lengthening to a tsere).
What is the coordinating conjunction in Hebrew?
vav
