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Biblical Hebrew
Introductory help for memorizing information necessary for succeeding in Hebrew studies.
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09/19/2010

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Mechanical Parsing Chart
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Conjugation


Definition

a conjugation is a set of inflected forms (of a given verb stem) based on person, gender, and number. 

Term
Perfect conjugation
Definition

perfect conjugation is used to denote complete (i.e., “perfected”) action. For now, think of the perfect conjugation as the past tense in the active voice.

Term
how are the inflections of the Qal stem made?
Definition

The inflections of the Qal stem are made by adding suffixes to the verb. These suffixes generally follow the sounds of the personal pronouns you have already studied.

Term

Shoresh

Definition

A triliteral or triconsonantal root (Hebrew: שוֹרֶש, shoresh) is a root containing a sequence of three consonants.

Term

 

Strong verbs

 

Definition

 

strong verbs-Hebrew verb roots are divided according to whether the verb is regular or irregular with respect to one (or more) of its letters. Regular verbs are called שלמים (shleimim) and have no weak letters (i.e., gutturals) in the shoresh. They are therefore called strong verbs.

 

Term
qal perfect strong verb conjugation
Definition
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Ending suffixes for the Qal Perfect
Definition
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the gutterals
Definition

א, ה, ח, ע, AND SOMETIMES ר


 

Term
Meteg (מֶתֶג)
Definition
meteg is a secondary accent that sometimes appears in addition to the primary accent in a word. It is made exactly like the silluq, but the two are easily distinguishable, since silluq appears only on the tone syllable of the last word in a verse. 
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Purposes of the Meteg
Definition

1.it is sometimes used to mark long vowels that stand two or more syllables before the tone syllable of a word, in order to insure these long vowels are given proper stress in pronunciation.

2. it iis often used with short vowels that stand immediately before compound shevas.

3. it may also be used with either long or short vowels that stand immediately before simple (vocal) shevas.

4. It may also be used with unchangeably long vowels that stand before a maqqef.

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