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Common terms and phrases
absol accented according accusative action adjective adverb Aramaic aspirate become beginning closely comp compound syllable conjunction connexion consonant construction construed contrary Dagesh dative definite denotes distinction especially express feminine ending final syllable finite verb formation frequently further gender gutt guttural half-passive Hebrew Hif-il idea imperf imperfect infinitive Jahve language last syllable lengthened letter long vowel masc meaning merely Nif-al noun original participle particle passive pause penultima perf person Pi-el plur plural preceding predicate prefixed preposition pretone pronoun pronunciation proper-names quadriliteral rarely reduplication reference remains root second radical Semitic sense Sh'va short vowel shortened similarly simple stem sing sometimes sound stand STATUS CONSTRUCTUS stronger subordinated substantive suffixes tence tense thee third radical thou tone toneless triliteral unchangeable vowel verb verbal stem whilst whole sentence word