Title: Hebrew Grammar Quest / 2. Lessons 4-11 / Lesson 06 / Lesson 06 B. Grammar
Tags: Grammar hebrew::ch_06 013 006

Prompt: When you see a Dagesh Forte, what consonant-vowel combinations might have assimilated?
Answer: Nun with a Sheva
Tav with a Sheva
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HGQ Book Section: 6.5

Prompt: What three ways are prepositions written in Hebrew?
Answer: Independent, Maqqef (joined to a word with a "־"), and Inseparable (one letter prefix)
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HGQ Book Section: 6.2

Prompt: Which four prepositions can be prefixed to a word?
Answer: מִן, לְ, כְּ, בְּ [written מִבּ]
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HGQ Book Section: 6.3

Prompt: Which three prepositions are ALWAYS prefixed?
Answer: Inseprable propositions (BucKLe)
לְ , כְּ , בְּ
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HGQ Book Section: 6.3

Prompt: Describe what happens when an inseparable preposition is added to a word with the definite article.
Answer: Replace the ה of the definite article with the consonant of the inseparable preposition. The vowel and the Dagesh Forte (if there is one) from the definite article remain.
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HGQ Book Section: 6.4

Prompt: For a noun with an inseparable preposition, what is the grammar rule for determining whether or not the article is present?
Answer: Look at the vowel under the preposition:
- No article if the vowel under the preposition is Shewa
- No article if the vowel under the preposition can be explained by the Rule of Shewa.
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HGQ Book Section: 6.4

Prompt: What is a hyphen between two Hebrew words called?
E.g., כִי־טוֹב
Answer: Maqqef
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HGQ Book Section: 6.2

Prompt: What affect does Maqqef have on spelling?
Answer: A word that is followed by Maqqef ־ loses its accent.
The vowel that loses its accent may change.
E.g., כָל־ → כֹל (Hateph Qamets Hatuf)
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HGQ Book Section: 6.2

Q: Nun Assimilation
- [Under what circumstances does nun assimilate?]
- [When it assimilates, what does the Nun become?]
A: Nun tends to assimilate when it has a silent sheva or no vowel.; An assimilated Nun tries to become a Daghesh Forte in the next consonant (although this is not possible in all situations).
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HGQ Book Section: 6.1

Prompt: What are the 'buckle' prepositions?
Answer: בְ / כְ / לְ
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HGQ Book Section: 6.3

Prompt: What vowel do the בכל prepositions have in the lexical form?
Answer: Sheva (בְּ / כְּ / לְ)
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HGQ Book Section: 6.3

Prompt: What spelling does מִן normally have when prefixed?
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HGQ Book Section: 6.5

Prompt: Which two ways is prefixed מִן spelled before Gutturals/Resh?
(Can you also identify the letters associated with each spelling and whether there is compensatory lengthening?)
Answer: א צ ה ר = מֵ (compensatory lengthening to Tsere)
ח = מִ (virtual doubling- remains hireq)
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HGQ Book Section: 6.5

Prompt: How do we know if a word with prefixed מִן has the article?
Answer: The article is retained - מֶהָאָ֫רֶץ = from the land.
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HGQ Book Section: 6.5

Q: Definite vs Indefinite:
בְּשָׂדֶה = in [...] field
בַּשָּדֶה = in [...] field
A: a; the
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HGQ Book Section: 6.4

Q: Definite vs Indefinite:
בָּאָרֶץ = in [...] land
בְּאֶרֶץ = in [...] land
A: the; a
Back Extra: Compensatory lengthening of the Patach to Qamets for the definite article.
Indefinite prefix has expected vocal Sheva.
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HGQ Book Section: 6.4

Q: Prefixed Prepositions:
בַּהֵיכָל = in [...] temple/palace
בְּהֵיכָל = in [...] temple/palace
A: the; a
Back Extra: Virtual Doubling with the definite article and ה
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HGQ Book Section: 6.4

Q: Prefixed מִן Definite vs Indefinite:
מֵהַנָּבִיא = from [...] prophet
מִנָּבִיא =  from [...] prophet
A: the; a
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HGQ Book Section: 6.6

Q: Prefixed מִן Definite vs Indefinite:
מֵאֲנָשִׁים = from men
מֵהָאֲנָשִׁים =  from [...] men
A: the
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HGQ Book Section: 6.6

Q: Nun Assimilation
- [What happens when nun assimilates to Gutterals or Resh?]  Sometimes there is [...]
- [What can we sometimes substitute for Daghesh Forte to return to the lexical form?]
A: Gutturals/Resh reject Daghesh, so the Nun simply disappears.; compensatory lengthening; To return to the lexical form, substitute נְ for the Dagesh Forte.