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An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax

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65.<br />

66.<br />

םי֑ נֹד ִ אֲ הָ<br />

Deut 10:17<br />

וּניר֫ ֵ ָב ְק רחַ ְב ִמ the choicest of our sepulchers<br />

Gen 23:6<br />

וינָ ָבּ ןֹט ְק the youngest of his sons<br />

2 Chr 21:17<br />

k This discussion may be summarized by dividing adjectival genitives in<strong>to</strong> two<br />

classes.<br />

In the first group the construct is the modified element and the genitive the<br />

ֶ ְ ֶ ֫<br />

modifier:<br />

attributive C is characterized by<br />

G<br />

material C is made of G לזר ַבּ טב ֵשׁ<br />

# 33<br />

וֹשׁדְ ק־ר ָ ה ַ<br />

## 7, 20<br />

ֶ ַ<br />

ָ ָ<br />

ַ ֶ ֶ֫<br />

<strong>to</strong>pical C is about G לב ָבּ א ָשּׂ מ<br />

# 37<br />

species C is specified by G ץ ֵע י ֵשׁ רח םיר ְצ ִמ ץ א<br />

# 45<br />

ֶ ֫<br />

ִ ֫<br />

ָ ָ ִ ְ<br />

association C is associated with<br />

G<br />

ר # 51<br />

The construct is the modifier and the genitive the modified element in the<br />

second group:<br />

epexegetical G is characterized<br />

by C<br />

ףר ֹע־ה ֵשׁ ְק<br />

# 24<br />

measure G is measured in C םימָ י ת ֶשׁ לֹ ְשׁ<br />

# 40<br />

genus G is specified by C םדא ליסכּ # 58<br />

superlative G is specified by the<br />

best (or most) of C<br />

וינָ ָבּ ןֹט ְק<br />

# 66<br />

[Page 155] 9.6 Construct State before Phrases and Clauses<br />

a The genitive case is ordinarily a property of a single noun or pronoun, but, as<br />

mentioned earlier, two nouns can stand for one in the genitive slot, after a<br />

construct (9.3b). It is also possible for prepositional phrases and even entire<br />

clauses <strong>to</strong> stand after a construct; these constituents are thus treated as a single<br />

noun (cf. 4.4.1).<br />

G genitive term<br />

C consonant / construct term

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