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construct state
[ kon-struhkt ]
noun
, Grammar.
- (in Semitic languages) the inflected form of a noun dependent on a following noun, with the combination expressing a genitive relationship, as Hebrew beth David “house of David,” where beth “house of ” is the construct form of bayit “house.”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of construct state1
First recorded in 1815–25
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Example Sentences
Some critics take סכות and כיון as common nouns in the construct state.
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It precedes its object as a noun in the construct state, nì (see on line 18).
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