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

  • Andrew B. Davidson
Date:
1909
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    Uses of the Imperfect. The Impf. expresses: a) The Present, he kills (especially of general truths). b) The Imperfect, he killed (particularly of repeated past acts). c) The Future, he will kill. d) The Potential, he may or can kill, might, could, would &c. kill (See § 46). Eem. a. The abstract noun which appears as infin, cons., may be considered to lie at the root of the impf. and the imper. The pre- fixes and affixes are fragments of the personal pronouns, though rather more obscured than in the perfect. The terminations and ^— are probably worn down from and —. The latter is still common, both in 2 pi. and 3 pi,, Gen. 18. 28, 29; 32. 20, Ex. 9. 29. The termination — has the tone', in pause the preceding vowel is often lengthened, Josh. 4. 6, Eu. 2. 9. In 2 f. s. I'*— occurs seven times, always with tone, 1 Sam. 1. 14, Eu. 2. 8, 21; 3.4, 18, Is. 45. 10, Jer. 31. 22. Eem. b. The imper. is the impf. stript of the pronominal prefixes. It has only 2nd pers., and has recourse to the impf. for all others. The first syllable of imper. is half open. (§ 6 Note, p. 17.) Fern, pi. is sometimes written defectively, Eu. 1. 9, Gen. 4. 23, Ex. 2. 20, so in impf. Gen. 27. 1; 30. 38; 33. 6.—In pause the original vowel of sing, returns, Zech. 7. 9; so in impf. Prov. 8. 15. § 10. 5 c). Eem. c. The Simple Form or Qal has two Participles. The Pass. Part, is the only remaining part of the lost Passive. He left off counting *130^ '' He would not keep Rule. One verb subordinates another to itself in the Infin. Cons., either simply, or more commonly in Prose by the Prep. to. to judge to bury ^5(^1 lo watch to eat a judge part.) grave watchman part.) food to buy to steal to pursue to cut ITIS dead nD lord, husband, Baal ^5^5 EXEECISE. TEANSLATE AND PAESE. ,nairn • • *• » •• • •• : nrairn ,nisah ,'^ir-k .D'nib ,'ib'! .rstn ,rpsn .aisa ]r* •# / •••• / •• / •/•••• / ■•••/ •• • • • •