Lesson 4: Adjectives
Vocabulary
Adjectives
| Translation | Masculine | Feminine |
| good | טוֹב | טוֹבָה |
| bad | רַע | רָעָה |
| nice, beautiful | יָפֶה | יָפָה |
| big, large, great | גָּדוֹל | גְּדוֹלָה |
| small, little | קָטָן | קְטַנָּה |
| old (persons) | זָקֵן | זְקֵנָה |
| old (things) | יָשָׁן | יְשָׁנָה |
| young | צָעִיר | צְעִירָה |
| black | שָׁחוֹר | שְׁחוֹרָה |
| white | לָבָן | לְבָנָה |
| holy | קָדוֹשׁ | קְדוֹשָׁה |
| year | שָׁנָה |
| girl | יַלְדָּה |
| family | מִשְׁפָּחָה |
| blessing | בִּרָכָה |
| prophet | נָבִיא |
| law | תּוֹרָה |
| house | בַּיִת |
| boy | יֶלֶד |
| tree | עֵץ |
| name | שֵׁם |
| light | אוֹר |
| from | מִן |
| with (beings) | עִם |
| without | בְּלִי |
| to | אֶל |
| upon, over, conserning | עַל |
| under, instead of | תַּחַת |
The Adjective in Hebrew
First, let's make sure you understand what an adjective is. Adjectives are words that modify nouns. Here are some examples in English.
good dog
bad cow
ugly flower
disgusting shoe
slow rocket
empty socket
Adjectives in Hebrew perform the same task that they do in English, but there are some differences of style.
Number one:
The adjective comes after the noun it modifies.
Number two:
The adjective matches the noun it modifies in gender. That is, if the noun is masculine, then it takes a masculine adjective; if the noun is feminine, then the adjective must also be feminine.
Number three:
The adjective matches the noun it modifies in definiteness. That is, if the noun takes the definite article, then the adjective must also take the definite article.
Examples
| סוּס טוֹב | a good stallion |
| סוּסָה טוֹבָה | a good mare |
| הַסּוּס הַטּוֹב | the good stallion |
| הַסּוּסָה הַטּוֹבָה | the good mare |
Reading
Please read pages 44-46 in Biblical Hebrew Step-by-Step.
Exercises
1. Memorize the vocabulary.
2. Do the Exercises on page 46-48.