194 Another variation on the comparative use is indicating an approximate quantity,
as seen in the following examples. This use of is referred to as
APPROXIMATION
by Williams §257 1976, 47.
That first slaughter which Jonathan and his armor bearer
made was about twenty men within about half a furrow in an
acre of land. Pc-vqw3fsXa Pa-ncfs Pa-afs Pr
vhp3ms np Pc-vqPms ncmpcX3ms Pp-amp ncms Pp-Pp+Pa-ncms ncfs
ncms ncms
3 5
F ; +
8 F F
1 Sam 14:14
So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what
she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.
Pc-vpw3fs Pp+Pa-ncms Pp-Pa-ncms Pc-vqw3fs Po Pr-vpp3fs Pc-
vqw3msXa Pp-ncfs ncfp
K 61 5 8 F
61 6 5
Ruth 2:17
8.2.1.8.6 With Indicating Possession
In the following instances, occurs as a verb in possessive constructions. The
typical order of the components is +
N
+
N
- , with the first N the possessed and the second the possessor indicated by . When a pronoun occurs as the possessor, this
typically follows . The most frequent combination in these cases is
; . The full
list of examples is as follows:
he had Pc-vqw3msXa-PpX3ms
;
Gen 12:16; 26:14; 30:43; Judg 10:4; 12:9, 14; 17:1, 12; 1 Sam 16:21; 1 Kgs 10:26; 11:3; 2 Kgs 17:3; Job 42:12,
13; 1 Chr 2:22; 2 Chr 1:14; 11:12; 15:5. was for them
Pc-vqw3fsXa PpX3mp
5
Gen 11:3 I have
Pc-vqw3msXa-PpX1cs Gen 32:6
195
the land was Pharaoh’s Pc-vqw3fsXa Pa-ncbs Pp-np
5
Gen 47:20
I have Pc-vqw3msXa-PpX1cs
Exod 15:2
the LORDS levy of the sheep was 675;
Pc-vqw3msXa Pa-ncms Pp-np Pp- Pa-ncbs afs afp afs Pc-amp
J 3
8 +
Num 31:37
Their territory was…. Pc-vqw3msXa PpX3mp
G
Josh 13:16, 25
Moses also gave an inheritance to the half-tribe of Manasseh;
and it was for the half-tribe of the sons of Manasseh according
to their families. Pc-vqw3ms np Pp+Pa-ncms ncmsc
np Pc-vqw3msXa Pp+Pa-ncms ncmsc ncmpc-np Pp-ncfpcX3mp
- 6
5 8 +
- M
Josh 13:29
Their territory was…. Pc-vqw3msXa PpX3mp
Josh 15:2 So the lot was made for the rest
of the sons of Manasseh Pc-vqw3msXa Pp-ncmpc np Pa-
vnPmp
+ -
Josh 17:2
Manasseh had Pc-vqw3msXa Pp-np
-
Josh 17:11
Their territory was…. Pc-vqw3msXa PpX3mp
Josh 18:12
Their territory was…. Pc-vqw3msXa PpX3mp
Josh 19:2 and they were for the sons of
Aaron, Pc-vqw3msXa Pp-ncmpc np
;
Josh 21:4, 10
Samsons wife was the wife of his companion who had been his
friend. Pc-vqw3fsXa ncfsc np Pp-
ncmscX3ms Pr vpp3ms PpX3ms
8 ; +
5
Judg 14:20
and Peninnah had children, Pc-vqw3msXa Pp-np ncmp
1 Sam 1:2
and all the Edomites became servants to David.
Pc-vqw3msXa ncmsc-np ncmp Pp- np
+ :
2 Sam 8:14
196
And was like a daughter to him. Pc-vqw3fsXa-PpX3ms Pp-ncfs
; 5
2 Sam 12:3
Now when the Philistines were at war again with Israel,
Pc-vqw3fsXa-Pd ncfs Pp-np Pp-np
F 5
+ 5
2 Sam 21:15
But the LORD was my support. Pc-vqw3msXa np ncms PpX1cs
2 Sam 22:19
and was my brothers, Pc-vqw3fsXa Pp-ncmscX1cs
5
1 Kgs 2:15
Solomon had… Pc-vqw3msXa Pp-np
?
1 Kgs 5:6, 29
he was Israel’s adversary all the days of Solomon, along with the
evil that Hadad did; and he abhorred Israel and reigned
over Aram. Pc-vqw3msXa ncms Pp-np ncmsc-
ncmpc np Pc-Pp-Pa-afs Pr np Pc- vqw3ms Pp-np Pc-vqw3ms Pp-np
? F
6F F 0
8 4?
1 Kgs 11:25
In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and
Jehoiakim became his servant for three years; then he turned
and rebelled against him. Pp-ncmpcX3ms vqp3ms np ncms np
Pc-vqw3msXa-PpX3ms np ncms afs ncfp Pc-vqw3ms Pc-vqw3ms-
PpX3ms
4 J E
? + ;
8 ;
2 Kgs 24:1
my mother is my grave Pc-vqw3fsXa-PpX1cs ncfscX1cs
ncmscX1cs
3 5
Jer 20:17 she was a byword among
women, Pc-vqw3fsXa-ncms Pp+Pa-ncfp
1
5
Ezek 23:10
So the helpless has hope there is hope for the helpless
Pc-vqw3fsXa Pp+Pa-amsc ncfs
5 5
Job 5:16 Segub became the father of Jair,
who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
Pc-np vhp3ms Po-np Pc- vqw3msXa-PpX3ms amp Pc-afs
ncfp Pp-ncbs Pa-np
+ CF
8 G 0 + F ;
1 Chr 2:22
1
There is no need for agreement between 5 and since the
SUBJECT
of 5 is the
woman referred to in the 3
rd
person feminine ending.
197
Jerahmeel had another wife, Pc-vqw3fsXa ncfs afs Pp-np
- 5
1 Chr 2:26
Solomon had Pc-vqw3msXa Pp-np
?
2 Chr 9:25
Asa had Pc-vqw3msXa Pp-np
2 Chr 14:7
the LORD established the kingdom in his control, and all
Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had great
riches and honor. Pc-vhw3msXa np Po-Pa-ncfs Pp-
ncfscX3ms Pc-vqw3mp ncmsc-np ncfs Pp-np Pc-vqw3msXa-PpX3ms
ncms-Pc-ncms Pp+Pa-ncms
; 3
6 + 5
8 ; + ;
2 Chr 17:5
Jehoshaphat had Pc-vqw3msXa Pp-np
6 +
2 Chr 18:1
Uzziah had Pc-vqw3msXa Pp-np
.E
2 Chr 26:11
Hezekiah had immense riches and honor; and he made for
himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices,
shields and all kinds of valuable articles,
Pc-vqw3msXa Pp-np ncms Pc-ncms vha Pd Pc-ncmp vqp3ms-PpX3ms
Pp-ncms Pc-Pp-ncms Pc-Pp-ncfs afs Pc-Pp-ncmp Pc-Pp-ncbp Pc-Pp-
ncms ncmpc ncfs
+ 9
; F +
F 8
C
2 Chr 32:27
8.2.1.8.7 With Meaning “became”
