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How Hebrew Uses Construct Chains to Introduce a Prophetic Vision
Nahum 1:1
מַשָּׂ֖א נִֽינְוֵ֑ה סֵ֧פֶר חֲזֹ֛ון נַח֖וּם הָאֶלְקֹשִֽׁי׃
1. Transliteration
Massāʾ Nînveh, sēfer ḥăzōn Naḥûm hāʾElqōshî.
2. Literal Translation
The burden of Nineveh, the book of the vision of Naḥum the Elqoshite.
3. Grammar Focus: Hebrew Links Ideas Together Through Construct Chains
This verse is built almost entirely from linked Hebrew noun chains called construct chains.
A construct chain happens when one noun is attached to another noun to create a relationship like:
“the book of the vision”
“the vision of Naḥum”
“the burden of Nineveh”
The verse moves by connecting ideas together step by step.… Learn Hebrew