Hebrew Noun ConstructsWhen two nouns are put together as a single term to express a concept or idea, it is known as a noun construct. Bringing two nouns together in this way is a relatively common feature in written Hebrew, one that can be seen from Biblical times onwards. For example, the concept of the 'messenger of God' is expressed in one noun construct as מַלְאַךְ אֱלֹהִים, with 'of' implied rather than written. In a situation when the first word of the two that make up the construct is feminine and ends with ה, it is changed to ת. As an example, if you were to combine תוֹרָה (meaning 'teachings') with אֱלֹהִים to form the phrase 'teachings of God', the final construct would be תוֹרָת אֱלֹהִים. Introduction to Reading Hebrew The first basics The Hebrew AlephBet The Letters of the AlephBet Aleph Bet (Beyt) Gimmel Dalet Hey Vav Zayin Chet Tet Yod Kaf Lamed Mem Nun Samekh Ayin Pey (Fey) Tsade (Tsadik) Qof Resh Shin Tav The Significance of the Alephbet The Basics of Hebrew Verbs The Hebrew Verb Subject The Hebrew Verb Object Hebrew Verb Tenses Hebrew Verb Voices and Moods Hebrew Verb Participles The Infinite Verb Version Hebrew Nouns Hebrew Noun Constructs Using Prefixes With Nouns Hebrew Pronouns Hebrew Plural Nouns Hebrew Adjectives Identifying Hebrew Questions Adverbs, Prepositions and Conjunctions Hebrew Reading Conclusion |