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 THE NUMERALS

§ 35. The numeral one is an adj., having the usual place and concord (§ 30). 1 S. 2:34 בְּיוֹם אֶחָד in one day, 1 K. 18:23 הַפָּר הָֽאֶחָד the one ox, Gen. 11:6 שָׂפָה אַחַת one speech, 32:9 הַמַּֽחֲנֶה הָֽאַחַת the one camp. 11:1.

Rem. 1. In later style one sometimes precedes its noun, Neh. 4:11, Dan. 8:13, Nu. 31:28, Song 4:9.

Rem. 2. It is also construed nominally, followed (a) by gen., Gen. 22:2 אַחַד הֶֽהָרִים one of the mountains, 2 S. 2:1, Job 2:10; (b) by prep. מן, Gen. 3:22 אַחַד מִמֶּנּוּ one of us, 2:21. The short form usual in this case (Lev. 13:2, Nu. 16:15, 1 S. 9:3; 1 K. 19:2; 22:13, 2 K. 6:12; 9:1, &c.; cf. otherwise 1 S. 16:18; 26:22, 2 S. 2:21, &c.) might be cons. before prep. (§ 28, R. 1), but in some cases at least it must be a form of abs., Gen. 48:22, 2 S. 17:22, Is. 27:12, Zech. 11:7. (c) It is itself governed in gen. by its noun (§ 32, R. 5), Lev. 24:22, 2 K. 12, 10, Is. 36:9. (d) With prep. מן before it, it is a strong any; Lev. 4:2 מֵֽאַחַת מֵהֵנָּה any of these things, Lev. 5:13, Deu. 15:7, Ez. 18:10 (text obscure). So in Ar. after a neg.

§ 36. The Numerals 2–10 are nouns, being followed by thing enumerated either in Appos. (permutative, § 29), or in the gen. (explicative, § 24). Or, chiefly in later style, the thing may precede and the Num. follow in Appos. The thing enumerated is plur.

(a) With indef. nouns or expressions (cons. with indef. gen.) the Num. is mostly abs. and the noun in Appos. Gen. 29:34 שְׁלשָׁה בָנִים three sons. 24:10 עֲשָׂרָה גְמַלִּים ten camels. 1 K. 3:16 שְׁתַּיִם נָשִׁים two women. Deu. 19:2 שָׁלוֹשׁ עָרִים three cities. 31:10 שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים seven years. There are exceptions, 2 K. 5:22; and in the case of two the cons. is more common than abs. even before indef. noun. There are also two general exceptions — (1) With יָמִים days the cons. is usual; Jud. 19:4 שְׁלשֶׁת ימים three days. Deu.