Adjectives

Modify nouns by specifying attributes of the noun


A nation (that is) righteous
Adjectives are formed with the same endings as
the nouns they modify

Thus, we can say that they agree in gender and

in number
 Examples

a man (who is) righteous
=
a righteous man
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men (who are) evil
=
evil men
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hands (that are) weak
=
weak hands
Adjectives may also used as a complement of the
copula (sentences with linking verbs)
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the word (is) good.
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the land (is) good.
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the serpent (was) crafty.
Adjectives can stand in place of
an assumed noun.

substantive use
 Examples

So that the righteous are as the
wicked.
 There are no comparative nor superlative
Endings in Hebrew adjectives.

The comparative and superlative are discerned

from the context
 Examples

his brother (who was) younger
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she is better than her
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my daughter (who is) the oldest
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holy of holies = most holy
 Examples

holy of holies = most holy
 Adjectives

good
righteous
great
small
holy
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