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Hebrew Nouns. Hebrew Nouns are divided into three classes:. Primitive nouns Most nouns have been derived from verbs Some nouns are derived from other nouns. Noun. Verb. %a;l'. %a;l.m;. Be in accordance. Messenger. !t;n". !t;n". A gift. To give. ~Wq. ~Aqm'. A place. Arise. jp;v'.
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Hebrew Nouns are divided into three classes: • Primitive nouns • Most nouns have been derived from verbs • Some nouns are derived from other nouns
Noun Verb %a;l' %a;l.m; Be in accordance Messenger !t;n" !t;n" A gift To give ~Wq ~Aqm' A place Arise jp;v' jP'v.mi Judgment To judge
The m prefix often changes the verb into a noun jp;v' jP'v.mi Judgment To judge The t prefix can do this, too
Noun Verb dl;y" hd'l.AT Give birth Generations For a child will be born to us (Isaiah 9:6) This is the account of the heaven and the earth (Genesis 2:4)
Noun Verb bv;y" bv'AT To sit or dwell Sojourner A sojourner or a hired servant shall not eat of it. (Exodus 12:45). Now the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land (Genesis 13:7)
Masculine Nouns Feminine Nouns Singular sWs hr'AT Plural ~ysiWs twOrAT Dual ~yIs;Ws ~yIt;r'AT
Feminine • Nouns referring to feminine persons or animals will be feminine • Nouns ending in will normally be feminine in gender • Nouns ending in will normally be feminine in gender • Nouns that refer to parts of the body that exist in pairs are usually feminine h " t
#r,[, Exceptions • Irregular Feminine Nouns ~t'cor>a; - ry[i ~yrI[i - ba' twOba' -
Exceptions • Irregular Feminine Nouns • Dual Nouns • Regularly indicate two of a pair dy" ~yId;y" “Hand” “Hands”
Exceptions • Irregular Feminine Nouns • Dual Nouns • Regularly indicate two of a pair • Some words are always dual in form ~yIm;v' - Heavens ~yIr;c.mi - Egypt
Exceptions • Irregular Feminine Nouns • Dual Nouns • Regularly indicate two of a pair • Some words are always dual in form ~yIm; - Water
vyai (Man) ~yv;n>a] (Men) Exceptions • Irregular Feminine Nouns • Dual Nouns • Irregular stem changes hV'ai (Woman) ~yvin" (Women)
Synonyms • Baby and Infant A synonym is one of a group of words that share the same basic meaning, but with completely different spellings and sounds. • Student and Pupil • Smart and Intelligent
Synonyms vyai ~d'a' vAna/ What are the different Hebrew words that are translated “man?” In what ways are they distinctive?
Homonyms • Trunk A homonym is one of a group of words that share the same spelling or pronunciation (or both) but have different meanings. • Two, too, to
And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. (Genesis 2:25) Homonyms Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. (Genesis 3:1) Which word in the Hebrew is a Homonym? ~Wr['
!Ada' !doa' or yn"doa] Lord
xa' Brother
vAna/ Contracted form of vyai Man
hv'ai Woman
tB; Daughter
ywOG Nation
%r;D' B To walk, travel %r,D, Way, Road, Journey
rr'h' B Mountain (full form of the word) rh; Mountain, Hill
!heKo Priest
bb'le B Heart (full form of the word) ble Heart
~yIm; Water
vp;n" B Refresh, catch your breath Vp,n< Soul
ab'n" B To prophesy aybin" Prophet
rp;s' B To count rp,se Book, Scroll
!yI[; Eye
ry[i City
ab'c' Host, army When used as a verb: To make war, serve
lwOq Voice, sound
varo Head
hr'y" B To throw, pour hr'AT Law Instruction In Hiphil stem, “to teach”