An introductory Hebrew grammar with progressive exercises in reading and writing / by A.B. Davidson.

  • Andrew B. Davidson
Date:
1909
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    the long a and short o, vowels cognate in quality but different in quantity. By attending to the rules for the syllable (§ 5) and for Metheg (§ 10. 2), the learner will generally know for which of the two sounds the sign stands in any place.—1. The rules for the syll. (§ 5) shew that where —stands in a shut unaccented syll. it is o, as vay-ya-qom, and he arose, kol-ha- am, all the people (§10.4), lish-bor-dkhel, Gen. 42. 7. 2. The rules for Metheg (§ 10) shew that riDDH is hokh-mah, wisdom, (nDpH hd-kh^mah, she is ivise) &c. 3. Only a knowledge of forms will teach that is po- old, his ivork, cf. § 29 with § 36 and § 31. The Jewish Grammarians maintain that — in such instances is a, but contrary to the analogy of the forms in the regular strong root (see Baer-Del. Job pref, p. vi). EXERCISE: TRANSLITERATE THE FOLLOWING HEBREW WORDS INTO ENGLISH, AND ENGLISH INTO HEBREW WITH MASS. VOWELS. ^ip ya ,y^ yin y,'; ,t|N .Ds ,b? ,0? ,pn ,in :n7nN ,11 ,D5n ,Dp ,tiEP)'.T2:3n ,pm gam, gobh, bor, bosh, sbur, shir, shor, sham, h5q, ’im, hm, noph, ^am, har, rdbh, rug, harogh, gel, mashal, m^shal, qotel, yarug, qbmam, yo’omar, ’esoph. § 4. COALITION OF THE MASSORETIC AND TEXTUAL VOCALIZATION. The Massoretes are supposed to have abstained from any alteration of the written consonantal text. The rud- imentary vowel system expressed by the vowel letters re- mained untouched. At the same time their own system was not a mere supplement to this but a thing complete in itself. It thus happens that in all those cases where a textual vowel already existed, there is now a double vocalization, the textual and the Massoretic. When the consonantal letter is present the syllable is said to be written fully {scriptioplena), when it is absent the syllable is written defectively. See also § 9. Rem. When vowels are written fully the Massoretic point stands in its proper place under the consonant which it follows, except holem which is placed over the vav, e. g. bin, ]''5 ben, 113 bon. Exercise. Write the words in Exercise § 2 with the Masso- retic as well as Textual vowels.