Introductory Hebrew Grammar: HEBREW SYNTAX: Third Edition

This book covers the main elements of Hebrew Syntax. It is indented to help students who have already learned the basics of Hebrew to dig deeper and gain more experience in reading the Hebrew Bible.This book covers all the main components of the Hebrew Language: Pronouns; Nouns; Verbs; and various types of sentences.TABLE OF CONTENTSSYNTAX OF THE PRONOUNPersonal PronounDemonstrative PronounInterrogative PronounRelative PronounOther Pronominal ExpressionsSYNTAX OF THE NOUNGenderNumberCaseDetermination. The ArticleThe Genitive. ConstructNominal AppositionThe AdjectiveThe Adjective. ComparisonThe NumeralsSYNTAX OF THE VERBThe PerfectThe ImperfectImperfect with Strong VavPerfect with Strong VavPerf. and Impf. with Light VavThe MoodsThe Moods with Light VavGOVERNMENT OF THE VERB. THE ACCUSATIVEAbsolute ObjectFree Subordination of Words in Acc.Accusative of Direct ObjectVerbs with two Acc. of the Obj. p x Construction of the PassiveSubordination of one Verb to anotherInfinitive AbsoluteInfinitive ConstructThe ParticipleSubordination by PrepositionsSYNTAX OF THE SENTENCEThe Sentence itselfNominal SentenceVerbal SentenceCompound SentenceExpression of SubjectComplement of Verbal SentenceAgreement of Subj. and Pred.PARTICULAR KINDS OF SENTENCEInterjectional SentenceAffirmative SentenceInterrogative SentenceNegative SentenceConditional SentenceOptative SentenceConjunctive SentenceCircumstantial ClauseRelative SentenceTemporal SentenceSubject and Object SentenceCausal SentenceFinal SentenceConsequential SentenceComparative SentenceDisjunctive SentenceRestrictive, Exceptive, &c., SentenceINDEX OF SUBJECTSFrom the preface:The main principles of Syntax are printed in larger type, and the less common, poetical or anomalous, usages thrown into the form of notes. The illustrative examples, at least the earlier ones in each case, have been taken as much as possible from the classical prose, but references have been multiplied, partly in order that the principle illustrated may be seen in various connexions, and partly under the impression that the references might be useful in forming exercises for Prose Composition; and the purposes of composition have been had in view in the form given to a number of the sections.Several points in Syntax are still involved in some obscurity, such as the use of the Imperfect, and its interchange with other tenses, especially in poetry; and the use of the Jussive, particularly in later writings. What has been said on these points, if it do nothing more, will make intelligible the state of the question regarding them. For fuller details Canon Driver’s special work on the Tenses should be consulted.From the assumption, perhaps, that the Predicate is the principal element in the sentence, Arabic Grammars usually begin Syntax with the Verb, and this order has been followed in some recent Hebrew Grammars. It may be disputed which order is the more logical in analysing the sentence. The order here followed, Pronoun, Noun, Verb, and Sentence, was adopted partly for the sake of simplicity, and partly to make the book run somewhat parallel to the Introductory Grammar, in the hope that the two might occasionally be read simultaneously. In order to avoid repetition, treatment of Infinitive and Participle, which have both a nominal and verbal character, was postponed till the sections on the Government of the Verb had been completed. Read more