The Definite Construct

The Definite Construct

The Definite Construct

Lesson 16 of 30 · Biblical Hebrew

The question we answer in this lesson is how Hebrew marks the difference between "THE son of Jesse" and "A son of Jesse." We illustrate these constructions within the framework of the story of Hagar (Genesis 21).

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